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Telegram from Martin Luther King, Jr. to President Johnson

  • 3/16/1965

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In this telegram, Martin Luther King, Jr. praises President Johnson for his address to Congress regarding voting rights legislation.

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This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration).

Full Citation: Telegram from Martin Luther King, Jr. to the President; 3/16/1965; SP 2-3/HU 2-7/Pro A-Z: Special Messages/Voting; White House Subject Files on Human Rights, 11/22/1963 – 1/20/1969; Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration),; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-mlk-lbj/, March 26, 2026]

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