Exactly one year before Dr King was assassinated, on 4 April 1967, he gave his famous “Beyond Vietnam” speech at Riverside church in New York City. More than 3,000 people were in attendance. At the time, King had come under intense fire for having renounced the Vietnam war; his outspokenness put him at odds with Lyndon Johnson, who felt King should have been indebted to him for his efforts in pushing through civil rights legislation. It also put King at odds with his own people and the press. The NAACP thought King was conflating civil rights and Vietnam, and wanted him to stick to the strategy regarding domestic issues.