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On August 6, 1965, at a ceremony in the Capitol Building, the President signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, guaranteeing black citizens the right to vote. In his remarks President Johnson said, "There were those who said this is an old injustice, and there is no need to hurry. But 95 years have passed since the 15th amendment gave all Negroes the right to vote. And the time for waiting is gone." Earlier in the day the President had met with civil rights leaders to discuss a White House conference to the held in the fall, "To Fulfill These Rights.," and he had met with Treasury and State department advisors about the British economic crisis. Late in the afternoon, he met with the Foreign Minister of Ghana Alex Quaison-Sackey who delivered a letter from Ghana's President, Kwame Nkrumah. The President ended the day by going to Camp David.
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President's Daily Diary Entry, August 6, 1965
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On August 6, 1965, at a ceremony in the Capitol Building, the President signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, guaranteeing black citizens the right to vote. In his remarks President Johnson said, "There were those who said this is an old injustice, and there is no need to hurry. But 95 years have passed since the 15th amendment gave all Negroes the right to vote. And the time for waiting is gone." Earlier in the day the President had met with civil rights leaders to discuss a White House conference to the held in the fall, "To Fulfill These Rights.," and he had met with Treasury and State department advisors about the British economic crisis. Late in the afternoon, he met with the Foreign Minister of Ghana Alex Quaison-Sackey who delivered a letter from Ghana's President, Kwame Nkrumah. The President ended the day by going to Camp David.
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President's Daily Diary
President's Daily Diary
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England
Vietnam
Ghana
Great Britain
Selma (Ala.)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. (04/01/1967 - )
Anderson, Harry R. (Harry Robert), 1910-
Gardner, John
Ball, George W. (George Wildman), 1909-1994
McCormack, John
Fowler, Henry H. (Henry Hamill), 1908-2000
Johnson, Paul
O'Brien, Larry
Goodwin, Richard
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001
Lewis, John
Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
Dirksen, Everett McKinley, 1896-1969
Moss, John
Diaries
Supersonic transport planes
African Americans
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This archival description was reviewed but not revised as part of the NARA reparative description initiative on February 29, 2024. The word “Negro”, used in the Scope and Content Note was not changed because it was determined to be part of a quotation. Original archival records have not been altered.
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