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The first sitting president to speak at Howard was [[Calvin Coolidge]] in 1924. His graduation speech was entitled, "The Progress of a People", and highlighted the accomplishments to date of African-Americans since the Civil War. His concluding thought was, "We can not go out from this place and occasion without refreshment of faith and renewal of confidence that in every exigency our Negro fellow citizens will render the best and fullest measure of service whereof they are capable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24186|title=Calvin Coolidge: Address at Howard University: "The Progress of a People"|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031329/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24186|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The first sitting president to speak at Howard was [[Calvin Coolidge]] in 1924. His graduation speech was entitled, "The Progress of a People", and highlighted the accomplishments to date of African-Americans since the Civil War. His concluding thought was, "We can not go out from this place and occasion without refreshment of faith and renewal of confidence that in every exigency our Negro fellow citizens will render the best and fullest measure of service whereof they are capable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24186|title=Calvin Coolidge: Address at Howard University: "The Progress of a People"|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031329/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24186|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In 1965, President | In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech to the graduating class at Howard, where he outlined his plans for civil rights legislation and endorsed aggressive [[affirmative action]] to combat the effects of years of segregation of blacks from the nation's economic opportunities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/selected-speeches/1965/06-04-1965.html |title=Commencement Address at Howard University: "To Fulfill These Rights", June 4, 1965 |website=LBJ Presidential Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026172236/http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/selected-speeches/1965/06-04-1965.html |archive-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> At the time, the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965|voting rights bill]] was still pending in the House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson|first=Lyndon B.|title=To Fulfill These Rights|url=https://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org/curriculum/the-american-calendar/to-fulfill-these-rights|publisher=What So Proudly We Hail|access-date=February 12, 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108074133/https://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org/curriculum/the-american-calendar/to-fulfill-these-rights|archive-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Howard University School of Law.jpg|thumb|left|[[Howard University School of Law]] is one of the oldest law schools in the United States.]] | [[File:Howard University School of Law.jpg|thumb|left|[[Howard University School of Law]] is one of the oldest law schools in the United States.]] | ||
In 1975, the historic [[Freedman's Hospital]] closed after 112 years of use as [[Howard University College of Medicine|Howard University College of Medicine's]] primary teaching hospital. Howard University Hospital opened that same year and continues to be used as HUCM's primary teaching hospital, with service to the surrounding community. | In 1975, the historic [[Freedman's Hospital]] closed after 112 years of use as [[Howard University College of Medicine|Howard University College of Medicine's]] primary teaching hospital. Howard University Hospital opened that same year and continues to be used as HUCM's primary teaching hospital, with service to the surrounding community. | ||