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SLIDE SHOW Posted: April 4, 2008   
1968: Turning Points in History FLASH VERSION
Under the weight of an unpopular war, President Johnson announced on March 31, 1968 that he would not seek another term. Four days later, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tenn. NewsHour senior producer Michael Mosettig recounts the events from his vantage point as a reporter covering politics in Washington, D.C.
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Produced by: Larisa Epatko
Press conference, White House press secretary Bill Moyers addresses members of the press in the Cabinet Room on Oct. 5, 1965.
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Press conference
White House press secretary Bill Moyers addresses members of the press in the Cabinet Room on Oct. 5, 1965.
Speaking: Michael Mosettig
Photo Credit: LBJ Library, Yoichi Okamoto, Audio Credit: Larisa Epatko
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