50 Years Ago Today, MLK Spoke Out Against Vietnam Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Dr. Martin Luther King urged in a press conference the Johnson administration consider prompt U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam war, in Miami on April 13, 1966. ( Toby Massey / Associated Press ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC