Why was passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 so important to President Johnson?
It would start the Great Society by making civil rights legislation a key part of the Johnson Administration.
Johnson wanted the American people to associate him with President Kennedy by passing Kennedy's bill.
If Congress could pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it would never resist civil rights legislation again.
Johnson wanted to have a key piece of civil rights legislation passed while he was running for president.
