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History of Cooperation

History of Cooperation

Examine the achievements, conflicts and costs in the record.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, with Martin Luther King Jr. and others present. — Cecil Stoughton · White House Press Office / LBJ Presidential Library · Public domain

History of Cooperation

The coalition behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964

A historical case of cross-party work amid deep conflict.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower receives a highway-financing report from his advisory committee, January 11, 1955. — Federal Highway Administration · Public domain

History of Cooperation

Building the interstate system required more than a vision

The 1956 highway law also involved competing financing plans.

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