I chose to
listen to the podcast clip titled “Lyndon B.
Johnson Addresses Congress Days After Assassination,” because I felt that it
would be the most intriguing. It is a
recording of Lyndon B. Johnson’s speech to Congress following the assassination
of President John F. Kennedy. Throughout
listening to the podcast, I felt that the overall message conveyed in the
speech was very unifying due to the tragic event that precluded the remarks by
Lyndon B. Johnson in his speech. Lyndon
B. Johnson conveyed to his audience the accomplishments of President Kennedy
throughout his time in the White House, as well as his accomplishments on
social issues pertinent in America during that particular time period, such as
race and equality. He then acknowledged
that those accomplishments of President Kennedy would be honored throughout his
own presidency. Lyndon B. Johnson stated
that the assassination of President Kennedy would temporarily vex the civil
rights movement in the United States, but being as the people of the United
States are spirited, rational people, the movement would continue to
progress. As we look at race today, it
is evident that he was correct.
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