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Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • 1/15/1965

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In this conversation, President Johnson emphasizes the importance of voting rights and asks Martin Luther King, Jr., along with other prominent civil rights leaders, to publicize the worst examples of voter registration injustices.

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This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-LBJ: Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings.

Full Citation: Sound Recording 6737; Telephone Conversation, LBJ and Martin Luther King; 1/15/1965; White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts, 11/22/1963 – 1/3/1969; Collection LBJ-LBJ: Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telephone-conversation-lbj-mlk/, April 5, 2026]

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