McAPUSH: Aaron Putriment - The President Calling

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Aaron Putriment - The President Calling

I listened to LBJ addressing congress after the assassination of President Kennedy. After listening to the recording, I felt that he handled the situation very well. He appeared and spoke as a man of honor, trying to continue all of Kennedy's ideas and trying to act as Kennedy would have if he still had the Presidency. Johnson stated his commitment to pass both a civil rights bill and a new tax bill that were both big focuses of JFK. I found that listening to this type of source was very interesting and was very helpful to understanding Johnson's goals as president. Primary sources like this are very important to understanding any type of historical event. Overall, I felt that LBJ was a very effective speaker and was very interesting to listen too.