When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 he famously said "I've lost the south for the democrats." What is less well known is the vote count on the Civil Rights Bill.
In the senate:
In the house:
In fact it was the senate minority leader, Everitt Dirksen, who deserves a lot of the credit for getting the bill through the senate but Johnson was the president and the president always gets the credit or the blame.
In the senate:
Quote:
- Democratic Party: 46–21 (69–31%)
- Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)
In the house:
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- Democratic Party: 153–91 (63–37%)
- Republican Party: 136–35 (80–20%)
In fact it was the senate minority leader, Everitt Dirksen, who deserves a lot of the credit for getting the bill through the senate but Johnson was the president and the president always gets the credit or the blame.
