This was eight years before Olympians began to regularly visit the White House. Juanita Roberts, Johnson’s secretary, shared the proposal with White House staffers. White House aides George Reedy and Joseph Califano “believe the President would have little to gain and there is the potential for much embarrassment,” according to a White House memo. “They were following me every day, every which way,” Carlos wrote in “The John Carlos Story,” his 2011 autobiography. But somebody got to take the forward step.”In 2016, the two made their White House visit, along with that year’s U.S. Summer Olympics team, meeting President Barack Obama .

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2018 15:10 UTC