For my "The President Calling" assignment I chose to listen to JFK's stance on the banning of James Meredith from the University of Mississippi. I listened to the president's conversations with the governor of Mississippi, along with a speech to the American people addressing what was going on. To me, the president seems to be a man of his honor while he is fighting for James Meredith, but I think that the governor on the other hand was working as a politician. The governor seemed to be resisting the president and it seemed as if he didn't want to step up and handle the situation. Some parts of the phone calls between the two seemed to be heated as they could not reach a common solution to the problem.
I enjoyed listening to the podcasts, and I hope to see them used in the up coming course. It felt good to be able to listen to a primary source instead of having to read it. The ease of being able to access the source also adds to why I like it, because the download only takes a second, and above all it's free! In addition, it cuts down on the number of papers that I have to carry around and keep track of, and let's face it: we all have enough to keep track of as it is.
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