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No Softening on Civil Rights LBJ Builds Coalition
President Johnson moves to weld a labor Negro liberal coalition behind his 1964 bid. He engages union leaders and Negro and liberal advisers, signaling no retreat on civil rights despite regional political divides. He cites tax cuts and fuller growth as defenses against critics while pressing equal rights for all citizens.
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