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Knuckle Down, LBJ

Reports that the Administration has made a deal on civil rights are premature. LBJ has offered the South nothing. Debate on the civil rights bill, barring cloture or easy compromise, will continue for several months. The anti-bill forces, eighteen Southern Democrats and Republican John Tower of Texas, will operate as they did in 1960. Three squads of six men each will be responsible for sustaining debate. Even should Administration leaders go into around-the-clock sessions, that is, extend indefinitely the legislative day, each Southerner would speak for only four hours every third day.

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Knuckle Down, LBJ

Reports that the Administration has made a deal on civil rights are premature. LBJ has offered the South nothing. Debate on the civil rights bill, barring cloture or easy compromise, will continue for several months. The anti-bill forces, eighteen Southern Democrats and Republican John Tower of Texas, will operate as they did in 1960. Three squads of six men each will be responsible for sustaining debate. Even should Administration leaders go into around-the-clock sessions, that is, extend indefinitely the legislative day, each Southerner would speak for only four hours every third day.