Year

1963-07

Video Details

25:55; B&W; sound; DA033

Description

Starts with a military honor guard carrying an enormous cake into the gala dinner. Governor Bryant cuts the cake and the speeches begin. Johnson's remarks include comments on the unity of the U.S., "omens of change in the climate between the East and West," a reference to the Cuban missile crisis ("a turning point in the entire Cold War"), winning the space race, doubling the nuclear warhead stockpile and a litany of recent military build-up, and the upswing in the economy. He then mentions social programs, the environment, tax rates, etc. Then he makes a plea to face the problems of human rights, the "inequality of our Negro citizens." A very strong speech for civil rights.

Corporate Subject

National Governors' Conference

Geographic Subject

Deauville Hotel (Miami Beach, Fla.)
Miami Beach

Personal Subject

Bryant, Farris, 1914-2002
Johnson, Lyndon, 1908-1973

Subject

Civil rights
Cold War
Governors--Florida
Politicians
Politics
Space program
Speeches
Vice-Presidents--United States