President Lyndon Johnson – Speech on Voting Rights

July 5, 2010 - 9:09 am 25 Comments

View the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3386

Johnson states that every man should have the right to vote and that the civil rights problems challenge the entire country, not one region or group. The President asks Congress to help him pass legislation that dictates clear, uniform guidelines for voting regardless of race or ethnicity and that allows all citizens to register to vote free from harassment.

March 15th, 1965

Duration : 0:5:4


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25 Responses to “President Lyndon Johnson – Speech on Voting Rights”

  1. calimar28 Says:

    Worst president of …
    Worst president of all time, hands down.

  2. VinnyShitHead Says:

    @lovebaybee91 …
    @lovebaybee91 arther1046 : “trust me, u r naive” arthur1046 belongs to the Communist supported, Leftist Criminal Community of Researchers in the cottage JFK con spiracy hoaxing industry. I’ve learned he makes $2 a post to keep the sheeple distrusting the USG & thereby supporting our enemys during a time of war. Thats treason by way of sedition. He’s also currently active in the ‘Hatriot’ movement : watch?v=ZzlzeJ4igmE
    SPREAD THE WORD arthur1046 IS A LYING SAK’O'SHIT & TRAITOR TO THE USA !

  3. VinnyShitHead Says:

    @lovebaybee91 “and …
    @lovebaybee91 “and trust me,JFK’s murder kept him out of prison, for crimes”
    Billie Sol Estes said LBJ employed Mac Wallace to shoot JFK from Oz’s 6th TSBD!

    “Just to clarify this proved to be an erroneous identification (by Darby of TMWKK) Wallace is not tied to the ‘snipers nest’ by fingerprints , Darby is either deceased or is no longer certified by the IAI , the match was incorrect”

    Kasey Wertheim
    IAI Certified Print Examiner
    SPREAD THE WORD arthur1046 IS A LYING SAK’O'SHIT !

  4. VinnyShitHead Says:

    @arther1046 “Want …
    @arther1046 “Want to listen to him say he was involved in the murder of the Diem on Nov 1-63, just 21 days before JFKs murder?” LBJ as VP had no power to assassinate anybody. LBJ’s WH Tapes confirm he said the Kennedys were running a murder inc. LBJ was VP & part of the K-Admin. (“we”) . JFK’s 1st priority was the assassin’ of PM Lumumba of the Congo, Pres. Trujillo of the Dom. Rep. & Premier Diem of SV (NOT “PRESIDENT OF VN” arthur1046 !)
    SPREAD THE WORD arthur1046 IS A LYING SAK’O'SHIT !

  5. VinnyShitHead Says:

    arther1046 “Did u …
    arther1046 “Did u know LBJ was involved in murders, including that of JFK?”
    Billie Sol Estes twice convicted felon & compulsive swindler admits to a Fed. judge when sentenced (79) “I have a problem I live in a dream world”. By accusing LBJ of murdering JFK (See ‘Malcome Wallace’ Hoax) Estes was only interested in getting a FBI interview for publicity for his book ‘Billy Sole’ was due out. When the FBI sought a 2nd interview Estes begged off.

    SPREAD THE WORD arthur1046 IS A LYING SAK’O'SHIT !

  6. samosayoe Says:

    He could have been …
    He could have been the best president that ever lived, if it wasnt for the Vietnam war

  7. arther1046 Says:

    @lovebaybee91 Yes, …
    @lovebaybee91 Yes, you certainly are majoring in Lies, and trust me, you are naive.
    -
    Did you know LBJ was involved in murders, including that of JFK?
    Do you want to listen to him say he was involved in the murder of the President of Vietnam on Nov 1-63, just 21 days before JFKs murder?
    -
    Hear him on Youtube video: LBJ Admits Murder of Diem
    He says “we” 3 times. How many times should LBJ say “we” before you believe he was involved in the murder?
    JFK’s murder kept him out of prison, for crimes.

  8. revskunk Says:

    He may have been …
    He may have been ruthless (people, politics is the dirtiest game in town!!), but this speech was monumental and one had to be ruthless to be able to successfully deliver it in those times. And to quote Nikoli Tesla:

    ”Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter.
    When they separate, man is no more.”

  9. LittleVinnyCock Says:

    @Nizwaz553 he was a …
    @Nizwaz553 he was a ruthless bastard

  10. AwwCrap66 Says:

    Fuck LBJ,,,, …
    LBJ,,,,Remember USS LIBERTY and sailors he ordered to be killed

  11. WHP1959 Says:

    Dear lovebaybee91, …
    Dear lovebaybee91, I say again, Johnson was a conniving, double dealing, master politician, who would stop at NOTHING to win. Yes, he did some great, transformational things on behalf of civil rights for americans, but got the U.S. deeper into Vietnam, and it is debatable whether or not other presidents before him would have sunk our nation into the morass of that conflict, and lied as much during the process. I grant that the U.S. was deep into the Cold War and that others may have done same.

  12. lovebaybee91 Says:

    @WHP1959 I am …
    @WHP1959 I am majoring in history and trust me there are other forces that made LBJ send troops to Vietnam. Look at the previous 2 president’s policies on communism and containment.

  13. Mises85 Says:

    We speak of the ” …
    We speak of the “vicious cycle” for the poor–look no further than policies implemented to help them through incentives to remain poor, to remain unwed and have child, to remain dependent on government subsidies. Minorities are as poverty-stricken today as they were back then; its a shame so many fall for political rhetoric without actually opening their eyes to the economic consequences. Try the book “Losing Ground”–yet most people that fall for this rhetoric probably don’t read

  14. majinspy Says:

    @TheLastNaturalist …
    @TheLastNaturalist I agree with everything in this comment of yours. I wish there were more moderates who understood that pragmatism and idealism aren’t contradictory. One is a guiding light, the other a tool of accomplishing something.

  15. majinspy Says:

    I’ve been reading …
    I’ve been reading Robert Caro’s book Master of the Senate about LBJ. While I share the admiration of many here, he was something of a sunuvabitch. He would also do w/e it took to gain power. Amazingly, once he got power…he did the right thing so often.

  16. Nenendude Says:

    This was when …
    This was when America stood for something…….

  17. Idrasag0n Says:

    Very smart, I must …
    Very smart, I must say…

  18. Nizwaz553 Says:

    This is why …
    This is why President Johnson is my favorite President.

  19. WHP1959 Says:

    A scheming, …
    A scheming, conniving, double dealing master politician, who would stop at nothing to win, who ushered transformational uplifting legislation, only to fall into a tragic course in Vietnam, costing our nation much blood and treasure, for ultimately, nothing.

  20. texjoy86 Says:

    What happened to …
    What happened to Jack and Bobby Kennedy were tragedies that I wish had been averted, but civil rights legislation was much better off in the hands of Johnson. And I’m not convinced the Vietnam meat grinder would have been much less protracted under JFK, who was more hawkish than many would like to remember.

  21. thehoaxbuster Says:

    And he knew his …
    And he knew his limits, which is why he left.

  22. thehoaxbuster Says:

    WELL said!
    WELL said!

  23. haasxaar Says:

    “to gain the world, …
    “to gain the world, only to lose your own soul” – powerful stuff

  24. TheLastNaturalist Says:

    Another reason why …
    Another reason why I’ll always be a Johnson Democrat – pragmatic yet idealistic, liberal ends through conservative means. The master of the Senate, indeed. With the Presidency, only foreign policy brought him down.

  25. capetown99 Says:

    I know.
    I know.

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