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These are Jack Valenti's handwritten notes taken during a meeting between Lyndon B. Johnson and his aides, Congressional leaders, and the Attorney General and his aides. The meeting concerned the logistics of the President sending a bill to Congress that would enforce the right of all Americans to vote.
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Jack Valenti's Handwritten Notes Taken during a Meeting between President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressional Leaders, and the Attorney General
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Jack Valenti's Handwritten Notes Taken during a Meeting between President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressional Leaders, and the Attorney General
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These are Jack Valenti's handwritten notes taken during a meeting between Lyndon B. Johnson and his aides, Congressional leaders, and the Attorney General and his aides. The meeting concerned the logistics of the President sending a bill to Congress that would enforce the right of all Americans to vote.
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Valenti, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1921-2007
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President's Daily Diary
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Sundery 5:00
men 14 ,1965
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Hall Boys
ne Speake
What
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Duksen
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Burefort Sander
valint
Harald Reis
Pres summarized the vating situation
Gall people, except there in mental instrtutions,
coned register and vote, tranbles are over.
after election began to word ON vating nights bell.
Put UP in change of all ourl rights programs,
Ashed Duksen manfield we Cullocy
to was and bell - get with Kertzenbrah
when to walloa
Wilkins
Humphrey King called his Cevel Rights Council
together 1) serves bames to registration
2/
recognard Preservation 7 laward under
3) Mglt to petition preserved
r
1
that W people to Selma fed. force couldge rad,
1.hut troop) wome in purtice Dent recommended
-2-
r. wentaleng in lawnut as frunt 7
the count.
(Sunday brutality accured.
)
Rople dont understand whatwer
have been doing.
he will take a fill from augone - we have no
pride of authorship.
(Iold the group what he asked wallod
todo todo) ) W: well follow court arders.
universe sufferage.
Bi-raual commission.
MANSFIELD make one migation -send
uphill Tuesday
DIRKSEN
send up Turday afternon.
Policy matury Demo and
Report or turian
Better to have there people
goonsit
McCULLOUGH there
MCCORMACK Suggrted that Pos. go over
to Joint ferrion - tele
about bill - wro buy
statement on Vot Nam.
about this ?
Hove you thought
- 3-
DIRKSEN
Don't panic now
Pumber
This is delibratogmt
congress
Don't let there people
say "we seored him into it."
PRES
think about
that
People do not know the
facts - that we are dong
everything we can to
solve this we must Tell
the people to give us time
to work this out,
(Dukser and mansfuld are against
joint service spach)
Hump when Loger is what you are saying.
But emotions are running
high. a merrage yubat
this gont is dong -Aempley-
as what is needed.
& told my cound they had
to go on record with their
views, they believed
imamionsly
in you going
PRES d intend to tell the
country what up recommend.
Either d de at an TV ~
newspapers - or the Carges
ALBERT d don't think you
coming before the Longress
would a a regis off pause
I think it would telp.
Mc Cormer It would show
hi particraship - also
it would show the world.
PRES
Probably come down man or
Jues night - about
9:00 - and send the
bill up wedness day.
KUCHEL Reput leader- Den leader -
Atly yen - work together-
Wallac is groug hinney
a trapdan all ligible
nates".
PRES
d put my stamp of
approval and a voting bell
and my state of the uncowspeach
we entend to marringe
elegibility - age, for
example as alright
We suggested the word
"eligible" rather than "gualfred"
McCULIOU6H 24 to 48 hours grown
us to study bell - Prs. go
tefore Congress - then have
chebill on wednesday.
PRES: dive had two girls sleeping
with me - you made the
WH fuejroof but not
saind may.
McCoRmack Do you want to
address a Joint Serror? ?
KARENB the would put the
problem and the
salutu before the country.
PRES.
Let's say TUES nite.
and send the will
up wedness day
Duksen, your started
this am twenting
Oabel - I don't aim
two anybody
HUMPAREY
dn't Juesday the day
for the march?
KAT
Don't that King would
as anything until court
order - but he is
unpreductable
AH
think we raght to calm
Ahiwates - of march
is scheduled you due -
we ought to have guidelus.