“Let us do one simple, direct thing—let us end unemployment totally and immediately,” he told Johnson. “I propose specifically the creation of a national agency that shall provide a job to every person who needs work.” While “I regret that my expression may be sharp … I believe literally that the life of our nation is at stake here at home,” King stated. “I urge you to use the power of your office to establish justice in our land by enacting and implementing legislation of reason and vision in the Congress.”
