Cspan3s and American History tv. Now, American History tv looks back 50 years at the Voting Rights act of 1965. We will listen in on white house telephone calls between president johnson and his aides civil rights leader Martin Luther king junior, and members of congress, who strategized how to implement the law. It will be 50 years ago that president Lyndon Johnson passed the civil rights bill. We will be talking to experts as well as going behind the scenes with white house telephone recordings. Lets introduce our experts. Joining us in washington, d c cant germany kent germany. Thank you for joining us. Chef but it is my pleasure. Host our next guest was the secretary of health, education and welfare, and he was the author of the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Thank you for joining us. Host mr. Germany the lbj project, what is that . Mr. Germany it is trying to get all of the recordings transcribed, edited, annotated anything you would need to know to understand what is goin
Host it will be 50 years ago this august that president Lyndon Johnson passed the civil rights voting act. We will be talking to experts as well as going behind the scenes with white house telephone recordings. Lets introduce our experts. Joining us in washington, d. C. Kent germany. He is a history professor at the university of South Carolina but also the editor of the lyndon b. Johnson project at the university of virginia. Thanks for joining us. Mr. Germany it is my pleasure. Host our next guest was the secretary of health, education and welfare, and he was the author of the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Thank you for joining us. Mr. Califano nice to be with you. Host before we starts, a little bit about your perspectives. Mr. Germany, the lbj project what is that . Mr. Germany it is a goldmining project. It is trying to get all of the recordings transcribed, edited annotated, anything you would need to know to understand what is going on in a conversation. The editors are
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Dramatically and i think there is an appreciation of that now whether it was education, 60 of the kids in college today are there on his grant and loan programs, whether it was health, you know, 60 million or 70 million of americans on medicare, another 60 million on medicaid. The corporation for public broadcasting. Charlie we conclude with Lynsey Addario a Pulitzer Prizewinning war photographer and the author of its what i do a photographers life of love and war. Icon front myself with the question, what am i doing here and why am i in libya and why i do care about this particular story enough to give my life . I dont think theres an answer, not certainly in that moment, but it is an answer that i believe this work has to be done and i believe that i have the tools to go to these places and tell these stories and bring it home for a reader in the way thats accessible. Charlie cole bunzel Joseph Califano and Lynsey Addario when we continue. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provi