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President Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act which forbade discrimination based on color, creed,…

(Readings 9, To Avoid a Defeat, 231). The steady stream of American casualties suffered at the hands of the NVA made a difficult situation intolerable as American support for the war diminished with each soldier laid to rest. President Lyndon B. Johnson made a dire mistake in approving General Westmoreland’s request on to put combat boots on the ground in Vietnam, as the threat to American security had not been triggered to the point where it was worth the lives of American soldiers. The…

When Richard Nixon took office as president of the United States of America in 1969, he was forced into a role where a small decision made would affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of men fighting in a country halfway around the globe, and the fate of a divided country. Following anti-war protests on October 14, 1969, and immediately after taking office, the new president Nixon reaffirms his stance as president of the United States, the leader of the people, through his speech titled “The…

Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister and social activist who was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the United States circa mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. Through his courageous endeavors to combat the racism prevalent in American society, King played a crucial role in abolishing local segregation of African American residents in the South and further localities across the country. Furthermore, his activities led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964…

more. The United States entered a “Secret War”, which was against a communist insurgency group called Pathet Lao in Laos. President Lyndon B. Johnson had started an involvement in Laos and through 1964-1969; the United States had released one hundred fifty thousand tons of bombs in Pathet Lao territories. Air attacks were going on while President Johnson was in office; however President Nixon in fact chose to heighten the air attacks. On the other hand, he was supposedly Vietnamizing the…

[9] Johnson and Congress naturally paid attention to the public’s opinion and as argued by Vivienne Sanders, it was the opposition from the public and press which led to his retreat. [10] This emphasises how important public opinion is with in a country and…

In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for a seemingly routine campaign stop. When he landed, he was given the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Given a short period of time, Robert F. Kennedy was able to compose one of the greatest speeches in history in five minutes. I believe many people overlook the impact of this speech. Robert F. Kennedy was not given a lot of time to come up with a politically correct speech. Despite this, he was able to connect…

Pericles Vs. Obama Compare and Contrast Essay Throughout both Pericles’s and Obama’s speeches it is proven that they share multiple common themes, for example: both beloved leaders would constantly appeal to the audience, often complementing the military and their hard work done for the country. Although both speeches have many common themes they also have their differences. Some of which I will be talking about later on in the essay. In Pericles speech, Pericles’ Funeral Oration from the…

Have you ever heard a speech made by someone considered a thief? ;Did you think that it would be a Vice Presidential candidate who wrote it? Richard Nixon had created a speech, in which, he put several personal facts about his life, the allegations that were put against him, and how he was inspired to make the speech; This speech had awed all the people who tuned into watch it and helped clear his name entirely. Nixon had begun the speech with the phrase of “My fellow Americans” (“American…

It was announced on almost every television station in the United States and children were even let out of schools early. It was an event so horrifying, disgusting, and unimaginable that it left nearly all of America in shock and silence. It was the day of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination (Bianculli 1). Many people who were alive at the time remember this awful day in detail, because it left such a massive imprint for America. People recall exactly where they were and how it…