President Johnson Addresses the United Nations

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

President Lyndon Baines Johnson speaks before the United Nations General Assembly immediately following the endorsement of a treaty to limit the use of nuclear weapons. He advocates for nuclear disarmament and peaceful research into nuclear energy, which will be shared with developing nations, without reservation.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 151791
Municipal archives id: T4539

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