Collection The Kennedy White House 1961-1963
At age 43, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Before his vibrant presidency was cut...
President Kennedy Meets Civil Rights Leaders
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- John F. Kennedy Library
President Kennedy Meets Civil Rights Leaders
Created August 28, 1963.
On August 28, 1963, President Kennedy met with organizers of the March on Washington in the Oval Office. To his right is civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph. Martin Luther King, Jr. was present at the meeting as well.
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