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JFK, A. Philip Randolph and the March on Washington

In the spring of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in the midst of a campaign to force the desegregation of the downtown department stores of Birmingham, Alabama. The goal was narrowly focused: persuade the city fathers to act by applying pressure through boycotts and public demonstrations. Response to that pressure, King understood, would bring a strong reaction from Eugene "

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The Press at the White House: 2008-

President Barack Obama has not emphasized holding traditional televised press conferences, but has attempted to set out his policy priorities and to connect with the public largely through a substantial presence on the Web and use of social media platforms such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages as well as accounts on Flickr, iTunes, Tumblr, Vimeo and YouTube.The president