Joe Thyer - The President's Calling

I listened to President Lyndon Johnson giving his speech after JFK was assassinated.  He called upon the people to come together around the Civil Rights Act in a time of turmoil. He appealed to an entire country, full of hundreds of thousands of unique individuals, in one short speech. The way he did this was especially incredible because it worked so amazingly well. The nation responded with support for Johnson and the Act as well as respect for the great strides JFK was taking toward an equal America.