Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Citation No.: 6239

Nov. 5, 1964
Time: 3.20PM

Location: LBJ Ranch
Speakers: President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.

General Topics: Civil Rights; Elections; First Lady; Humor & Mimicry; LBJ Reminiscences; National Politics; Welfare

Topics: LBJ Thanks MLK For His Support And Support Of Negro Community, Tells Story About Theodore Francis Green; MLK Congratulates LBJ, Expresses Optimism About Future; LBJ Asks MLK Help With Poverty Program, Discusses Lady Bird Johnson's Whistlestop Campaign

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