This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong.
Lyndon Johnson: “This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong.”
On the recordAugust 5, 1965
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks in the Capitol Rotunda at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act
Share
More from Lyndon Johnson
Jan 19, 1969
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the following described land reserved by the Act of September 1, 1959, be designated as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park area of…
Jul 5, 1968
Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.
Jan 19, 1969
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands owned or controlled by the…





