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The Phone Call

From the Collection: Fighting for a More Perfect Union: Protest and Politics in America

Some say that JFK's call to Coretta Scott King changed the course of history.

May 26, 2017 | Illustrations by Eoin Coveney. Story as told by Harris Wofford. Produced by Cori Brosnahan.
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This story was originally told by Harris Wofford, who advised the Kennedy campaign on civil rights, and later became Special Assistant to President Kennedy. He was interviewed for the 2013 American Experience film, JFK. 

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