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Newsreel footage was shown of the Tonkin Gulf conflict during the Vietnam War.

On the anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, radio communications from the day of the assassination and audio recordings of President Lyndon Johnson about the assassination and the inves…

President Lyndon B. Johnson accepted the Presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 27th, 1964. In his speech, President Johnson ou…

An audio-only recording of President Lyndon Johnson’s September 18, 1964, telephone conversation with Senator Richard Russell (R-GA) about the findings of the Warren Commission investigation…

President Lyndon Johnson made remarks and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964. He was seen giving pens to many in attendance, including the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., …

President Johnson delivered the commencement address at the University of Michigan. He spoke about the state of American success. He stressed that America’s power should be used to advance t…

Advertisements from the 1964 Lyndon Johnson presidential campaign were shown, including the popular “Daisy” advertisement.

President Johnson spoke about the dangers and responsibility of nuclear weapons. This segment was a campaign commercial for the 1964 Johnson presidential campaign.

C-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary this month of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, with a special program of President Johnson’s August 1964 calls on the events that led to Congress approv…

A series of recorded telephone conversations between President Johnson and F.B.I. Director Hoover was aired about the murder in Mississippi of three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andre…

One week after the Kennedy assassination, President Lyndon Johnson spoke before a joint session of Congress. It became known as the “Heal The Nation” speech. Afterwards, President Johnson to…

This is a program that was produced for the 1964 campaign of President Lyndon Johnson. Aired on national television on the eve of the general election, the program begins with remarks by Pre…

President Johnson talked with Republican leaders of the Senate and House and with committee chairmen about high-level appointments, legislation including the civil rights and voting rights b…

Universal Newsreel footage of President Johnson speaking about the Vietnam War and the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

News reel footage of the 1964 Democratic Convention.

President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke at a dedication ceremony on the Irvine Ranch for the site of the future campus of the University of California, Irvine.

The results of the 1964 U.S. national presidential election and select state and federal races are portrayed through Universal newsreel footage from 1964. Incumbent Democrat Lyndon Johnson w…

President Johnson talked with Republican leaders of the Senate and House and with committee chairman about high-level appointments, legislation including the Civil Rights and Voting Rights b…

President Johnson spoke to Congress regarding the State of the Union. He focused on the need to improve the unemployment rate and equal civil rights for all Americans. He also proposed a red…