McAPUSH: Alexa Patton- The President Calling

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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Alexa Patton- The President Calling

I chose to listen to the tapes of John F Kennedy during the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962. These tapes interested me because I am reading, Coming of Age in Mississippi , by Anne Moody the autobiography of a black women who was college age during the time of this incident and involved in the integration movement In the conversations between Governor Barrett and Kennedy, Kennedy got his point across in a respectful way. Kennedy made it clear to Barrett that it was his job as President to enforce the laws of the United States and rulings of the Supreme Court regarding James Meredith’s entrance into the University. I was impressed at how well Kennedy kept his composure, when it seemed the Governor was avoiding giving him a straight answer about how he was planning to handle the situation and prevent violence.