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  • Specific Item Type > Telephone conversation (remove)
  • Subject > Legislation (remove)
  • Date > 1964-07-02 (remove)

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  • "CIVIL RIGHTS LEG."; "FR BEDROOM" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • LUCE EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT LBJ'S SIGNING CIVIL RIGHTS BILL ON JULY 4; LBJ EXPLAINS BACKGROUND, TIMING OF PASSAGE OF BILL, SIGNING CEREMONY, PRESS DISTORTIONS; LUCE ASKS LADY BIRD JOHNSON FOR AN INTERVIEW, SAYS SHE WILL ATTEND BOTH CONVENTIONS
  • "LEGISLATION"; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LBJ IS MEETING WITH BILL MOYERS AT TIME OF CALL
  • DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING CEREMONY IN ORDER TO GET BEST TV COVERAGE; LBJ PUTS REEDY ON HOLD TO CONSULT WITH WALTER JENKINS BUT DOES NOT GET BACK TO HIM
  • "LEGISLATION"; SLIP INDICATES TIME OF CALL AS 2:10P; DAILY DIARY INDICATES TIME OF CALL AS 2:05P
  • LBJ ASKS FOR ADVICE ABOUT TIMING OF SIGNING CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; NEED TO HAVE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP AT CEREMONY BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR CONVENTION; CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AFTER SIGNING; NEED FOR SUPPORT OF LEROY COLLINS
  • LBJ GIVES REEDY GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO TELL PRESS ABOUT CABINET MEETING ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING; CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY RFK ABOUT POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AFTER SIGNING
  • DISCUSSION OF TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING, ANNOUNCEMENT OF LEROY COLLINS APPOINTMENT; RFK'S CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE VIOLENCE; LBJ ASKS ABOUT PLANS FOR ENFORCEMENT; FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE; BILLY GRAHAM, OTHERS, AS POSSIBLE
  • HANDLING OF CARL CURTIS, MIKE MANSFIELD AMENDMENTS ON IMPORTED MEAT QUOTA, INCREASE IN US EXPORTS; TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING; STATUS OF REMAINING BILLS: FEDERAL PAY, HOUSING, POVERTY BILLS; WAYNE MORSE, FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL
  • DISCUSSION OF CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY RFK ABOUT TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING, NEED TO HAVE REPUBLICANS, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PRESENT AT CEREMONY
  • "LEGISLATION"; LBJ IS MEETING WITH RFK, LUTHER HODGES AT TIME OF CALL; RFK'S VOICE AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • RFK REPORTS ON TRIP TO POLAND, MISQUOTES IN NEWSWEEK ARTICLE; LBJ COMMENTS ON PRESS EFFORTS TO DIVIDE LBJ, RFK; RFK EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE VIOLENCE IF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNED ON EVE OF JULY 4 WEEKEND; LBJ GIVES REASONS FOR TIMING