Beatles Press Conference: Washington D.C. 8/15/1966 pt. 02

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ABOUT THIS PRESS CONFERENCE:
In the early hours of August 15th 1966, following their performance at Cleveland Stadium, the Beatles hopped a flight to Washington D.C. for their scheduled appearance at D.C. Stadium later that evening.
Backstage before the concert, the Beatles held the following press conference with Washington reporters. The D.C. press were preoccupied with the controversy stirred by John Lennon's remarks earlier in the year regarding his opinions of the current state of religion. The remarks had been taken out of context and had caused a backlash that included record burnings and death threats. While the controversy seemed to dominate the headlines and the attentions of the American press, only a small segment of the public were truely upset by the remarks.

Mentioned in this press conference is an editorial from the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano which offered a surprise bid of support for John's full remarks within their original context.

After the press conference, the Beatles gave a concert at D.C. Stadium in front of a crowd of 32,000 enthusiastic Beatles fans. Immediately following the show, the Beatles traveled by bus to Philadephia for their performance at John F. Kennedy Stadium on August 16th.

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[Cozycriter]

Once again, thank you so much for posting this interview. Loved the pictures & video. Was a little taken aback at how George was saying he wouldn't let John & Paul do a Broadway musical. Did I hear that right?..lol..not that they were interested, anyway. Also how the media tends to instigate (or try to) a problem; asking about whether they're going to break up & asking George, Ringo & Paul how they felt about John's religious comment. Anyway..I adore The Beatles so thank you, again, for this.