wish all your people well, and for this ery much lovely photo album and for this beautiful picture, and best of all, for the gift of the pandas which all children, what ever age will enjoy, and i include myself in that category. i notice dr. ripley is wearing a panda tie, and i have my panda pin, i will have you know, and i tonk "panda-monium" is going break out right here at the zoo. thank you very much. [applause] >> we were broadcasting and cable came along, and then satellite. but what is satellite? we are different than cable. we have a slightly different technology. we're going to take that and not consider ourselves to be what is long called an nvpd.

ut we don't have to negotiate. why should airline be able to come one a different technology and say we don't have to negotiate for a copyrighted material. this isn't about being opposed to technology. there is still a technology there in airline and maybe there is a business model for it, but that doesn't mean you can evade the law to run a business. >> more about the supreme court decision against areo with the head of the national association of broadcasters, gordon smith, n monday night at 8:00 p.m. on "the communicators." >> july marks the 50 year anniversary of the civil rights bill. president johnson held a signing ceremony in the white house east room. coming up on the presidency,

we'll hear his speech and see him interact with guests including martin luther king jr., robert f. kennedy, and hubert hum if i. this is about 30 minutes. >> my fellow americans, i am about to sign into law the civil rights act of 1964. i want to take this occasion to talk to you about what that law means to very american. 88 years ago this week, a small band of valiant men began a long struggle for freedom. they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor ot only to found a nation, but to forge an ideal of freedom. not

only for political independence, ut for personal liberty. not only to eliminate foreign rule, but to establish the rule of justice in the affairs of men. that struggle was a turning point in our history. today in far corners of distant continents, the ideals of those american patriots still shape the struggles of men who hunger for freedom. this is a proud triumph. yet those who founded our country knew that freedom would be secure only if each generation fought to renew and enlarge its meaning. from the minutemen at concord to the soldiers in viet-nam, each generation has een equal to that trust.

americans of every race and color have died in battle to protect our freedom. americans of every race and color have worked to build a nation of widening opportunities. now our generation of americans has been alled on to continue the unending search for justice within our own borders. we believe that all men are created equal. yet many are enied equal treatment. we believe that all men have certain unalienable rights. yet many americans do not enjoy those rights. we believe that all men are

entitled to the blessings of liberty. yet mills -- millions are being deprived of those blessings. not because of their own failures, but because of the color of their ski skin. the reasons are deeply imbedded in history and tradition and the the nature of man. we can understand without rancor or hatred how all this happened, but it cannot continue. our constitution, the foundation f our republic, forebids it. the principles of our freedom forbid it. ore at forbids it. nd the law i will sign tonight forbids it.

that law is the product of months of the most careful debate and discussion. it was proposed more than one year ago by our late and beloved president john f. kennedy. it received the bipartisan support of more than two-thirds of the embers of both the house and the senate. an overwhelming majority of republicans as well as democrats voted for it. it has received the thoughtful upport of tens of thousands of civic and religious leaders in all parts of this nation. and it is supported by the great majority of the american eople. the purpose of the law is simple. it does not restrict the freedom of any american, so long as he respects the rights of others. it does not give special treatment to any citizen. it does say the only limit to a man's hope for happiness, and

for the future of his children, hall be his own ability. it does say that there are those who are equal before god shall now also be equal in the polling booths, in the classrooms, in the factories, and in hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and other places that provide service to the public. i am taking steps to implement the law under my constitutional obligation to "take care that the laws are faithfully executed." first, i will send to the senate my nomination of leroy collins o be director of the community relations service. [applause] governor collins will bring the

experience of a long career of distinguished public service to the task of helping communities solve problems of human relations through reason and commonsense. second, i shall appoint an advisory committee of distinguished americans to assist governor collins in his assignment. third, i am sending congress a request for supplemental ppropriations to pay for necessary costs of implementing the law, and asking for immediate action. fourth, already today in a meeting of my cabinet this afternoon i directed the agencies of this government to fully discharge the new responsibilities imposed upon them by the law and to do it without delay, and to keep me personally informed of their progress. fifth, i am asking appropriate officials to meet with

representative groups to promote greater understanding of the law and to achieve a spirit of compliance. we must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. ts purpose is not to punish. its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisionsdivisions hich have all lasted too long. its purpose is national, not regional. its purpose is to promote a more abiding commitment to freedom, a more constant pursuit of justice, and a deeper respect for human dignity. we will achieve these goals because most americans are law-abiding citizens who want to o what is right. this is why the civil rights act relies first on voluntary compliance, then on the efforts of local communities and states to secure the rights of

citizens. it provides for the national authority to step in only when others cannot or will not do the job. this civil rights act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our states, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country. so tonight i urge every public official, every religious leader, every business and professional man, every orkingman, every housewifei urge every americanto join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our peopleand to bring peace to our land.

my fellow citizens, we have come now to a time of testing. we must not fail. let us close the springs of racial poison. let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. let us lay aside irrelevant differences and make our nation whole. let us hasten that day when our unmeasured strength and our unbounded spirit will be free to do the great works ordained for this nation by the just and wise god who is the father of us all. hank you and good night.

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>> my friend. we did better today than we did the other day. > my friend. [indistinguishable conversation] >> charlie, you got one? >> yep. you bet. > thank you.

>> i want to talk to you before we leave. >> when you see the others, i want to talk to them before this is over with.

>> thank you, wayne. thank you, my friend. wayne, it's approved.

>> my daughter's birthday, july 2. >> this is the ninth anniversary of my heart attack today. > oh, good negs. >> it's a great day.

>> congratulations. i knew you could do it. congratulations.

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>> thank you, sir.

>> all right. everybody covered? 4 are are >> thank you very much. >> thank you.

>> that's right. hat's right. >> thank you. >> thank you.