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LBJ backs poll tax ban despite Katzenbach stance
President Johnson privately endorsed banning state poll taxes in the voting rights bill, counter to Attorney General Katzenbach who argued the provision unconstitutional. Senate defeated Kennedy’s amendment 49 to 45 amid a broader fight over anti poll tax measures, with leaders Mansfield Dirksen and McCormack voicing support for the House bill while maintaining Senate opposition. The White House sought progress by July 4, framing it as a new Declaration of Independence.
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Washington
Dobson
Cieneraly Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Chamber
Mike Mansfield
D-Ment
Everett Dirksen
R-Mi
House
White House
John McCormack
Mass
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Act of Congress
Mansfield
Attorney