Telegram from Martin Luther King, Jr., to President Johnson, 3/16/65

The Myite Gouse Washington 1965 MAR 16 PM I 52 WA581 PD SELMA ALA 16 1132A CST THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE YOUR SPEECH TO THE JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS LAST NIGHT WAS THE MOST MOVING ELOQUENT UNEQUIVOCAL AND PASSIONATE PLEA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EVER MADE BY ANY PRESIDENT OF THIS NATION. YOU EVIDENCED AMAZING UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEPTH AND DIMENSIONS OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE IN OUR STRUGGLE, YOUR TONE WAS SINCERE THROUGHOUT AND YOUR PERSUASIVE POWER WAS NEVER MORE FORCEFUL WE ARE READY TO JOIN WITH YOU IN A QUICK PASSAGE OF THE VOTING BILL. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE DEEPLY ENCOURAGED AND INSPIRED BY YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.