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give people blood tests

for loyalty every 15 minutes.

The president will handle

Everett Dirksen.

If this is what it takes

to move the bill,

I will start

a public fast to the death.

God, Martin,

that's not necessary.

What choice do I have?

- - Woman:
Right this way,

Senator Dirksen.

Everett, what's this bullshit

about how I treat my dog?

- I'm sorry?

- My dog, Little Beagle Johnson.

Why are you being such a

shithead with the press

about me pulling on his ears?

Little son of a b*tch loves

to have his ears pulled.

Hell, I thought you were running the

Senate Republicans, not the ASPCA.

Mr. President, I was just kidding

with the press about that.

Well, don't. I'm a hell of a lot

better than you are with dogs.

Dogs and people.

I was hoping

we could talk about...

About appointing William

Macomber as ambassador, I know.

- Is that among...

- Get this shot. Get this shot here.

Johnson:
There we go.

No, no, sit on over there.

- It's more comfortable.

- That among other things?

Well, we'll talk about all

them things in just a minute.

Now, look here, Everett,

we gotta get this

civil rights bill passed.

- Yeah.

- The longer this filibuster goes,

the stronger Russell gets

and the angrier those

Negroes on the street are.

Uh-huh.

Now, how many votes are we

gonna get from your people?

Well, that's what I wanted to

talk to you about, Mr. President.

There are 40 amendments

I'm proposing.

40?

Well, my constituents

have a number of concerns.

Oh, now, let's not bullshit an

old bullshitter here, Everett.

Let's just cut

to the chase, shall we?

Well, I think we have to strike

equal employment altogether.

Hmm.

I could probably get my troops

to accept public accommodations,

but with, say, um,

a year of voluntary compliance

before it becomes law.

Nope.

- No?

- No.

No?

Is there an echo in here?

The Southern filibuster

cannot be defeated

without substantial changes.

But if you're willing to compromise,

I think that I can deliver

the necessary 25 Republican

votes for cloture.

No can do, Everett.

Now, look here,

either your people

vote for this bill

or you vote

with the segregationists

and the country

goes up in flames.

Now, we're making

history here, Everett,

and you have to decide

how you want history

to remember you...

As a great man,

a man who changed

the course of this country,

or somebody who just likes

to hear himself talk.

Congress is not alone

in contributing problems

to the presidency.

Mr. Johnson has inherited

an armed clash in South Vietnam.

President Johnson must decide

whether to continue it

in its present form,

to enlarge it, or seek

a negotiated settlement.

Our pilot the Communists

shot down over Laos,

- he's alive?

- As far as we know.

Well, everything we can do to

get him back home, Robert.

We'll talk more about

this business in Tonkin.

- Yes, sir.

- And, Walter, anything that McNamara needs,

- you make sure he gets it.

- Yes, sir.

- Is Humphrey still around?

- Hey, Daddy!

Hey, now, don't...

Don't just run off.

- Come give me a hug.

- All right.

- Grae.

- Mr. President.

Boy, oh, boy, look at you.

- You're getting tall.

- Oh, no, I'm wearing heels.

Are you?

Well, uh,

how are you doing

in school, Luci?

Good, good.

That's good.

Yeah.

Sir, um,

Senator Humphrey's here.

- All right.

- That's all right.

- Bye, Daddy.

- Bye.

The justice says Bob Moses

of the Freedom Summer project

has asked again

for federal protection.

Things are getting pretty

violent in Mississippi.

The federal government is not

getting involved in this.

Now, you make damn sure

that the governor down there

understands that we expect him

to put a lid on his people.

Is Khrushchev still in Egypt?

Yes, sir, and the Soviets

had their first nuclear test

at their new site

in Eastern Kazakh.

Oh. All right,

talk to me, Hubert.

Well, the good news is we've

got a deal with Dirksen.

And what's the bad news?

We're two votes short.

Bill!

I was just thinking about you.

Go on, take a ride with me.

It's all right, boys. I think I'm

safe with Senator Fulbright.

I'll see you up on three.

Boy, oh, boy, look at you.

- How you feeling?

- Oh, fine, fine.

- Hey, listen, I need to talk to you about something.

- Uh-huh.

Nice cuff links, Mr. President.

Oh, you like these?

- Do you?

- I do.

Well, then they are yours.

No, no, that's really

not necessary.

Well, I'd do anything

for you, Bill.

Hey, you know that good old boy

you put down

for the federal bench?

Boy, that's a pretty tough

sell for Humphrey's crowd,

but if you were to support

the civil rights bill,

they'll just grin and bear it.

Well, Mr. President, I'm not sure

my constituents would approve.

Well, I understand that,

but maybe you don't

have to fight

quite as hard

as you might otherwise.

- I don't think...

- Or maybe when the vote comes up,

you happen to be overseas

visiting our troops.

I'm sure Elizabeth

would love Europe.

You know she would.

Like my wife.

Here, lookie here.

This is the seal of the

presidency of the United States.

There's only two cuff links

like this in the entire world

and you now own them both.

I want you to wear them

in good health, Bill.

And think about

what I said, huh?

You look good, Bill. I bet you

dropped a few pounds, huh?

I'm gonna need another set

of those cuff links.

What the hell?

Walter.

Walter!

- - Walter! Gerri,

where's Walter?

Right here.

Why the hell is Senator

Engle suddenly off my list?

He's paralyzed with a

malignant brain tumor, sir.

- Recovering from surgery.

- Holy sh*t.

- Well, is he conscious?

- I don't know, sir.

Well, find out, God damn it.

If he's conscious, he can vote!

But I know my Bible.

And the Bible does not say that we

cannot choose our own neighbor.

The Bible does not say

that we cannot build a wall

betwixt ourselves

and our neighbor.

Johnson:
What I need is some

help on this cloture vote.

No? Well, I'll tell you

what protects

a small state, Alan,

and it damn sure

isn't a filibuster rule.

It's a strong president

who's in your corner.

What... now where...

Where on Earth

do you get that...

Well, I don't forget

these things.

You understand me?

Son of a b*tch.

I thought I had him.

Now, for a man named Bible,

he sure doesn't have a handle

on the New Testament.

This bill will guarantee

the commercial destruction

of white people everywhere!

Senator Cannon,

listen, Carl Hayden and I

are finally putting together the

Central Arizona Water Project.

And if Nevada wants

any part of this,

I need your vote.

Yes, yes, yes,

I know how Alan Bible

feels about it,

but I'm talking to you now,

combat veteran

to combat veteran.

Yeah.

Yeah, it is a big damn decision,

but Democrats have

to stick together here.

Listen... no, now...

No, Howard, just...

Howard, listen to me, will you?

Just listen to me.

Now, we both got

tough election fights

ahead of us here.

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