
FILE - President Lyndon B. Johnson holds the signed document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as he chats with Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., in the President's Room in Washington, Aug. 6, 1965. Signatures that appear on the document are Johnson, left bottom; House Speaker John McCormack, upper, standing at right; and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, lower, standing second from left. Standing at far left is Sen. Mike Mansfield. (AP Photo)

