Remarks of the President on Viet Nam, 1965 April 7

Item

Identifier: M085.10.0194.00009

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Abstract

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers a live television address to the nation before an audience of congressmen, faculty and students in Shriver Hall at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 7, 1965. President Johnson reiterates American policy in Southeast Asia, saying that the war is part of a wider war against communist aggression. He states that our goal is independence for South Vietnam and that the U.S. must keep its commitment to fight for this goal. He also discusses the need for economic development in Southeast Asia, announcing that he will ask Congress for money to invest in schools and medical care as well as the ability to use U.S. farm surpluses to feed the South Vietnamese people.

Dates

1965 April 7

Digital Repository

Remarks of the President on Viet Nam

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are primarily in English. Some travel memorabilia may be in other languages.

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Extent

1 Items (sound tape reel)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series 10 of 11 Includes foreign relations trip materials, newsletters, radio scripts, press releases, weekly reports, and audio and video tapes.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

1 audiotape reel (29 minutes, 34 seconds) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 7 inches

Related Materials

Digital reproduction. Denver, Colo. : University of Denver, Penrose Library, 2006. 1 sound file in 2 formats : digital, wav (469,666,092 bytes) and mp3 (12,425,454 bytes) files. User system requirements: Computer with graphical browser and audio player software. Streamed 11.025 kHz sample rate, 16 Kbits/sec. data rate. Derived from an audio master digitized at 44.1 kHz, 24 bits per sample, mono. from a reel-to-reel tape. Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia; 2006. Equipment: Studer A80 playback machine; Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR multi-channel 24bit/192kHz Analog Digital Converter; Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz/224 MB RAM PCs with FireWire hard drive and M-Audio Delta Audiophile internal sound card; external FireWire hard drive. Software: Steinberg WaveLab 4.0 Audio Editing and Mastering Software. Sound recording file name: DUdomi085-oh-09.wav.