Summary on New York Times Article: "McCain Sees King Speech as Chance to Mend Ties"
In the article "McCain Sees King Speech as Chance to Mend Ties" from the New York Times, Michael Cooper draws attention to the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, an event which even today continues to inspire and influence many Americans to seek out ways to "mend the ties" between the races. For John McCain, the "presumptive Republican presidential nominee" for the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections, the assassination of Dr. King prompted him to think about how the life and times of Dr. King have evolved in his own mind since 1983 when "as a freshman in Congress, he voted against establishing a national holiday" to honor the memory of King," a vote which he now regrets and admits to being a mistake. After much thought on this topic, McCain decided to support the establishment of a holiday for Dr. King which many
However, McCain admits that "I know that I'm not going to get a majority of the African-American vote," due to the fact that the majority of African-Americans always vote democratic. King and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech revolves around his desire to introduce many African-American voters to the principles of the Republican Party, hoping that some of them might decide to vote for him in the Presidential election in November. According to McCain, "I learned that (Dr. Nonetheless, McCain states "I'm going to campaign all over this country. As Cooper points out, McCain's decision to bring up the topic of Dr. King, McCain also had some misgivings about South Carolina and its flying of the Confederate flag over the state capitol of Columbia. of his fellow Republicans in Congress were firmly against for a variety of reasons. In 2000, McCain thought that the issue of the flag should be up to the people of South Carolina, but later on, he changed his mind and believed that the flag should not be flown over the capitol building in Columbia. King's birthday as a holiday," a fact which he now considers as something not to be proud of. For instance, when asked if he would support a holiday to honor Cesar Chavez, his reply was "Why not?" which proves that McCain is a flexible candidate and a man with obvious good intentions. Certainly, this radio broadcast, at least in the eyes of his Viet Cong captors, was meant to discourage him as an American POW, yet McCain managed to survive this terrible ordeal and returned to the U.
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