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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Jayson Taylor - The President Calling

I listened to President Lyndon Johnson's address to Congress responding to John F Kennedy's assassination.  The speech showcases the nobility and leadership of Kennedy during a dark time in our country's history. During the speech, Johnson asks for the support of the American people who must be united through the Civil Rights Act, which Kennedy worked tirelessly to pass. This was Kennedy's legacy - to create a united, strong nation that cared for its people. What Kennedy did was extremely powerful, even in the 21st century, where we have so much less understanding of racism and segregation compared to that of the 1960s.

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