President Lyndon B. Johnson's daughters believe he would support gay rights today

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

And in light of that, Katie Couric spoke with the daughters of President Lyndon B. Johnson about the issue of civil rights, and the idea that marriage equality has become the current civil rights fight of today.

Lynda Bird Johnson Robb says that while she doesn't know what her father would think of gay rights today since they weren't on the political landscape at the time, she does know "he really wanted everybody to be able to live up to the best that God gave them.”

Luci Baines Johnson says that she believes he would stand in support of gay rights because he wanted everyone to be treated fairly. “I think my father felt very strongly that when there was bigotry anywhere, prejudice anywhere, all of us lose out,” Johnson said. “Because it's just one more expression of hate.”

Both women share that they personally support the freedom to marry. “I certainly think that, if God made you a homosexual, that you should have love and affection with somebody,” Robb said. “And I would not want to deny anybody that opportunity to be happy.”

Watch the interview below: