I think it's still, you know, solid south, but only, but now solid Republic. That's the most massive trade off I know of in American politics. When they signed the civil rights bill, Johnson said, well, we've lost the south for a generation, more than a generation. Yeah, but so. Oh, that's right. I brought you that. Now, you must have this in your home. I don't know must. But you probably do. This must have been in my home. (14:35–14:44)
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Asserts that President Johnson believed signing the civil rights bill would lose the South for Democrats for over a generation.
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