| PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIGNS VOTING RIGHTS BILL - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 334 |
| Catalog #: | 430361 | |
| Clip Number: | 430361-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4044 C | |
| Timecode: | 00:04:28 - 00:06:24 | |
| Location: | Washington DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CIVIL RIGHTS: African-American GOVERNMENT: Legislation LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ) | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 164971 PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIGNS VOTING RIGHTS BILL - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Washington D.C., United States of America (USA). GV. Establishing shot, exterior of the Capitol, Washington D.C. Various shots of some of the statues in the President's Room, including Abraham Lincoln's. Various shots of black and white men seated in President's Room. Various shots of the American President Lyndon Johnson addressing packed President's Room in the Capitol. President Johnson at microphone announcing a new voting rights bill. "...This law will ensure them the right to vote. The wrong is one which no American in his heart can justify. The Right is one which no American, true to our principals can deny. "Various shots of crowd of congressmen stands as the President walks out with Vice President Humphrey. Various shots of President Johnson signing the bill. He hands pens out to the people in attendance. Martin Luther King is also there. | |
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