Conversation Details
A long telephone call between President Johnson and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in July 1965 revealed a close link between the issues of civil rights and Vietnam. Having recently delivered a speech that seemed critical of Johnson’s Vietnam policies, King phoned in to clarify his remarks. The President responded with a torrent of speech, outlining his dilemmas.
Date:
July 7, 1965
Topic:
Americanization
Location
Oval Office
Conversation
WH6507-02-8311-8312-8313
Conversation Participants
Presidential Daily Diary Excerpt
![Presidential Daily Diary, 7/7/1965](https://d29j0x7vue4ie8.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2021-04/1965_0707_08311_08313_kingb_DD.jpg)