Complex sentence: President Johnson speaks before a Joint Session of Congress to ask for quick passage of a bill to eliminate restrictions on voting, praises the courage of the activists, and proclaims in his speech "We" shall "overcome".
Split into simpler sentences: President Johnson speaks before a Joint Session of Congress to ask for quick passage of a bill to eliminate restrictions on voting. In his speech Johnson praises the courage of the activists and proclaims "We" shall "overcome".