the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. johnson gets that civil rights bill moving in the first few weeks after kennedy s assassination. dixiecrats led by richard russell announced a filibuster. that is, they would continue to talk and prevent the bill from coming forward for a straight up or down vote. this bill which we feel is a perversion of the american way of life and a great blow at the right of dominion over private property that has been the genesis of our greatness. lbj and his allies knew they were short. so thus began a 24/7 campaign. he bullied. he cajoled. he made deals in order to get enough senators on board. surprisingly, after a year on capitol hill, this bill is stronger than the one president kennedy first requested.
you know what johnson says to them? well, what the hell is the presidency for then? no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy s memory than the earliest passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. johnson gets that civil rights bill moving in the first few weeks after kennedy s assassination. dixiecrats led by richard russell announced a filibuster. that is they would continue to talk and prevent the bill from coming forward for a straight up or down vote. this bill which we feel is a perversion of the american way of life and a great blow at the right of dominion over private property that has been the genesis of our greatness. lbj and his allies knew they were short. so thus began a 24/7 campaign.
civil rights. that s a noble cause, but it s a lost cause. you know what johnson says to them? well, what the hell is the presidency for then? no memorial orration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy s memory than the earliest passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. johnson gets that civil rights bill moving in the first few weeks after kennedy s assassination. dixiecrats led by richard russell announced a filibuster. that is they would continue to talk and prevent the bill from coming forward for a straight up our down vote. this bill which we feel is a perversion of the american way of life and a great blow at the right of dominion over private property that has been the genesis of our greatness. lbj and his allies knew they
the earliest passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. johnson gets that civil rights bill moving in the first few weeks after kennedy s assassination. dixiecrats led by richard russell announced a filibuster. that is they would continue to talk and prevent the bill from coming forward for a straight up our down vote. this bill which we feel is a perversion of the american way of life and a great blow at the right of dominion over private property that has been the genesis of our greatness. lbj and his allies knew they were short. so thus began a 24/7 campaign. he bullied. he cajoled. he made deals in order to get enough senators on board. surprisingly, after a year on capitol hill, this bill is stronger than the one president kennedy first requested. president johnson should have the bill on his desk by the
georgia had for a longer time than a lot of states had this unholy marriage of convenience with dixiecrats, northern white liberals, and black civil rights leaders. in 2002, we decided to split up and go our separate ways. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the conscience of the democratic party, the honorable zell miller. there was one proud georgia democrat of the old tradition, but then he did this. kerry would let paris decide when america needs defending. i will push to it s a tough question. it takes a few words. get out of my face. if you re going to ask me a question, step back and let me answer. i wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel. now that would be pretty good. the collapse of the old democratic party led to an entirely different kind of