Former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach died at 90 . He was a key advisor to Presidents Kennedy , Johnson . â€ ” secured passage of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act , according to Princeton . Katzenbach fought Alabama Sen . George Wallace over desegregation . He drafted and engineered passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .
Former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach died at 90 . He was a key advisor to Presidents Kennedy , Johnson . Katzenbach fought Alabama Sen . George Wallace over desegregation . He drafted and engineered passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .