McAPUSH: Asantewaa Yamoah- The President Calling

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Asantewaa Yamoah- The President Calling

I listened to the audio of Johnson speaking after Kennedy's death. Johnson had the honor of being Kennedy's vice president and had to take over after his assassination. In Johnson's speech he spoke about how we need to keep in mind Kennedy's vision and goals for the United States. Kennedy focused on civil rights but Johnson had more time and opportunities to make a bigger impact. Johnson's tone during his speech was very calm considering he now had a lot of pressure on him to follow Kennedy. Johnson did well in conveying to his audience that he would be a successful president and do what he believed was best for the country just by the confidence in which he spoke. I did enjoy listening to this because it is something that I have never heard.

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Unknown said...: I also listened to Johnson speaking after JFK's death. Those 20 minutes or so of audio really helped me understand this horrible event in history. You could hear the uneasiness in Johnson's voice and the applause throughout the speech was applause of a country crying for a leader in a time of tragedy, and Johnson rightly responds to their call stating, "Today, in this moment of new resolve, I would say to all my fellow Americans, let us continue." This push to move forward was just the beginning of a country healing over the death of a great leader and without this source at hand, one could easily leave the past in the past and forget these important moments in history.
-Reagan Anderson; August 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM