Democrats and Republicans celebrate 50th anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act

Spain. <br/> <br/>Various shots of General Franco appearing at a rally before a large crowd of people. Men in old-fashioned (mediaeval and 18th century?) costume carry lamps and spears, symbolising Spain's honour. Franco holds his right arm out in a salute, as do the people in the crowd. Commentator says Franco is "acting the part of El Caudillio - The Chief". <br/> <br/>Men in uniforms carrying rifles march through a town, passing Franco who is standing on a platform. Franco salutes the troops. Brief C/U of Franco. <br/> <br/>Note: duplicate story exists with Italian commentary - see separate record.

View of the Capitol Hill in Washington. United States Senate clears the way for Civil Rights Bill by voting to limit debate on the measure. Group of lawmakers, including Everett Dirksen and Hubert Humphrey, shown together with a paper recording Cloture votes. On the steps of the Capitol, Democratic Hubert Humphrey gives a statement in favor of the bill. Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, a "Dixiecrat" leader of opposition to the civil rights movement in the Democratic party, speaks to a reporter and gives his view in opposition. Russell states that he does not think the Civil Rights Act should pass without many additional amendments and says "we are not yet ready to surrender in our opposition to 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." Location: Washington DC USA. Date: June 11, 1964.

LBJ speaks about the significance of the House of Representatives passing H.R. 14765, a civil rights act barring bigotry in housing.

John F. JFK Civil Rights Speech (partial)

PRESIDENT CLINTON APPOINTS BILL LANN LEE AS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. INCLUDES COMMENTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S DOG.

LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON: THE CIVIL RIGHTS PRESIDENT. THE EARLY CAMPAIGNS, THE RISE OF THE PINNACLE OF CONGRESSIONAL POWER, THE HOPE & HEARTBREAK OF THE KENNEDY YEARS, THE TRIUMPHS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS LBJ ASSUMPTION OF THE PRESIDENCY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF JFK. LBJ ON CIVIL RIGHTS, WAR ON POVERTY & THE GREAT SOCIETY

b&w - President Lyndon Johnson - Civil Rights Act 1964 - continues to hand out souvenir quill pens - LBJ gets up - mops brow - talks to Humphrey - part 5 of 5

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Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about Senator Tower, who is in Dallas to attend the state Republican convention where candidates Barry Goldwater and William Scranton seek the Republican presidential nomination. This story includes an interview with Tower at Dallas Love Field airport about Scranton and the Civil Rights Act .

PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON SIGNS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968. THIS WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968. LBJ BILL SIGNING.

Square Off; Guests are: St. George Crosse, Administrator; Elane Stein, Journalist; Arnold Weiner, Attorney; Madeline Murphy, Journalist.

Frontal view of The White House / President Lyndon Baines Johnson shaking hands with legislators before signing bill / LBJ sitting at desk / LBJ speech, 'We must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. It's purpose is not to punish. It's purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions - divisions which have lasted all too long. It's purpose is national, not regional. This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our States, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country. So tonight I urge every public official, every religious leader, every business and professional man, every working man, every housewife - I urge every American - to join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our people - and to bring peace to our land' / room full of men applaud / LBJ using 100 pens to sign the bill / Souvenir pens handed to Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, Martin Luther King, J Edgar Hoover, and RFK

1964 B/W w/ Sound CIVIL RIGHTS BILL Universal Newsreel (narrated by Ed Herlihy). Civil Rights, President Signs Historic Bill. VS EXT Washington, D.C. in 1964 w/ Capitol Building in BG, Reflecting Pool & Washington Monument, Lincoln statue in Lincoln Memorial, EXT White House. INT White House, LBJ makes statement about Civil Rights Act. Calls it attempt to eliminate last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country. LBJ signs Civil Rights Act with multiple pens, hands pens to Senator Everett Dirksen (Republican of Illinois), Senator Hubert Humphrey (Democrat of Minnesota), MLK, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. PAN Dirksen & Humphrey shaking hands LBJ speech says purpose is to unite and not divide...to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice

Capitol Building. President Lyndon Johnson speaks about civil rights. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1968 (includes Fair Housing Act). Johnson talks about bill.

b&w - seated crowd including Robert Kennedy applauds President Lyndon Johnson - LBJ signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 - uses quill pen - m/s Hubert Humphrey and Senator Everett Dirksen - L.B.J. hands out souvenir pens - cu L.B.J. hands w/ quill pens - part 3 of 5

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR FUNERAL funeral, RALPH ABERNATHY eulogizes, KING alive and speaking before a congregation, lots of cheering, KING speech: "I have been to the mountain top", neighborhoods burning down, firefighters, national guard outside of Capitol, LYNDON JOHNSON, signs Civil Rights Act of 1968, DOGBATH, barefoot hippies, youth enter military

CIVIL RIGHTS CORE - PART TWO

President Lyndon Johnson at podium addresses media and makes speech about signing the Fair Housing Act (AKA Civil Rights Act in 1968 an ADDITION to the Civil Rights Act of 1964). He talks about its proclomations - fair housing for all, all human beings who live in this country are now a part of the American way of life. ..he talks about the looting and burning that defiles our democracy... "The Time is here, action must be now".

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5/30/2002

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.