Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Civil rights Act of 1964 and LBJ How Hillary got it wrong


The article in link above and here by Wynton Hall echoes a blog I did about Martin Luther King, Jr below on Jan 15, 08.
I must be smarter than I look!
Mr. Hall is talking about Hillary's attribution of credit to LBJ for getting the 1964 Civil Rights act passed. The reality is a bit more gritty.
I actually saw LBJ several times when performing with the Marine Band in the White House between 1966-70. Whenever he saw a good looking woman he would glide over, ask her to dance and then unleash his "Russian hands and Roman fingers" moves on the dance floor. It made for some interesting counter moves from the lady he was dancing with....

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