Listen "FEED DROP: March on Washington: Post Oval Office Meeting Part 2"
Episode Synopsis
In the second half of the conversation between President John F. Kenny and Civil Rights leaders, A. Phillip Randolph called for a crusade with President Kennedy as its leader. Vice President Johnson explained the realities of political power in Congress and how to craft a coalition of support. And approaches to attracting the support of Former President Dwight Eisenhower were discussed.
We pick up the meeting as Roy Wilkins, NAACP Executive Director, presses President Kennedy on who is taking credit for what…and how to leverage that for votes moving forward.
You can find a full transcript of this audio at: https://prde.upress.virginia.edu/conversations/4006294
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We pick up the meeting as Roy Wilkins, NAACP Executive Director, presses President Kennedy on who is taking credit for what…and how to leverage that for votes moving forward.
You can find a full transcript of this audio at: https://prde.upress.virginia.edu/conversations/4006294
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More episodes of the podcast Presidential Recordings
FEED DROP: JFK 60 Years Later Ep. 2
18/11/2023
FEED DROP: JFK 60 Years Later Ep. 1
17/11/2023
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.