Pres. L. B. Johnson good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am glad to take your questions. Guest do you think that at this point, our force levels in vietnam will begin to level off . Or do you think more troops may be needed in the future . Pres. L. B. Johnson we have previously considered and approved the recommendation of joint chiefs of staff for our force level. General west moreland general westmoreland discussed with me, and he anticipates no increase in that level. Guest we are getting close to the end of your fourth year in office. You are being subjected to a regular personal criticism, ranging from senator young a preacher in williamsburg. Pres. L. B. Johnson it is not a surprise. I am aware of the 35 men who preceded me. No public official, certainly not one that has been in public life 35 years, as i have, would fail to expect criticism. There is a different type of criticism. There is a difference between constructive dissent and stormtrooper bullying and howling and takin
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“A Time to Break Silence”: Swarthmore’s Virtual Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic April 4th Speech. “A Time to Break Silence”: Swarthmore’s Virtual Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic April 4th Speech.
On April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City, exactly a year before his assassination, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his renowned speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” Famously denouncing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War abroad and continued racism back home, Rev. Dr. King’s address powerfully unified both conflicts with a call to collective action and reform.