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Oct. 1, 1935: Franklin D. Roosevelt speech. In President Roosevelt’s to start with pay a visit to to Los Angeles as president, he spoke from his motor vehicle to a group of 70,000 at the Coliseum, stating “No point out has a finer record in the good undertaking of placing the powerful arm of governing administration powering the less lucky members of society.”
July 15, 1960: “In honored memory of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. July 15, 1960, John F. Kennedy recognized the nomination of the Democratic party for president at this approximate location. ‘My fellow People in america, talk to not what your place can do for you — Request what you can do for you region.’ Inaugural Speech January, 1961.” Plaque exhibited 1964.
Sept. 8, 1963: “Evangelist Billy Graham’s campaign for Christ. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, August 15th to September 8th, 1963. This plaque commemorates the 1963 crusade for Christ with a complete attendance of 920,927 highlighted by the concluding session on Sunday, September 8th. Citizens from just about every walk of daily life occupied each and every seat and spilled on to the participating in area grass to set up a document turnstile attendance for a single occasion in the Coliseum of 134,254. An extra 20,000 people today were approximated to have listened on loudspeakers in Exposition Park. ‘My sermons were straightforward but so was Christ’ —Rev. Billy Graham.” Plaque displayed 1965.
May well 31, 1964: The Coliseum was hosting the “Religious Witness for Human Dignity” party, with Martin Luther King Jr. as the keynote speaker. King reported, “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to open up the floodgates of possibility and let now an avalanche of justice to pour on us. Now is the time to get rid of segregation and discrimination. Now is the time to make justice a fact for all of God’s little ones. This is the obstacle of the hour.” Attendance: 14,893.
September 15, 1987: “His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Commemorating the very first Mass to be celebrated by a Pope in California. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, September 15, 1987. His Excellence Archbishop Roger M. Mahony and the Church of Southern California welcoming the Holy Father on his second pastoral check out to the United States of The usa. Unity in the do the job of assistance.” Plaque exhibited 1987.
June 20, 1990: “Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. President of the Republic of South Africa 1994-1999. Nobel Peace Prize 1993. June 20, 1990, Nelson Mandela appeared in the Coliseum just after 27 several years of political imprisonment. ‘We recognize it continue to that there is no effortless road to liberty.’ Inaugural speech, May possibly, 1994.” Plaque displayed 2014.
