pɹˈɛzɪdənt lˈɪndən dʒˈɑːnsən hæd pɹˈɑːmɪst ðɪs kˈɑːnfɹəns ɪn hɪz kəmˈɛnsmənt ɐdɹˈɛs æt hˈaʊɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˈoːɹ.
President Lyndon Johnson had promised this conference in his commencement address at Howard University the year before.