What was President Johnson's position on the Civil Rights Act?
A) He agreed it was necessary and supported it.
B) He agreed it was necessary but politically he could not support it.
C) He vetoed it because he argued that it gave black Americans equality under the law at the expense of whites.
D) He had no opinion on the Act.
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