Lyndon B Johnson

Caro Is Right About LBJ: I Know, I Was There

Newton N. Minow | Posted 05.22.2012

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Newton N. Minow

Simply put, the LBJ I knew hungered for power, and knew he knew how to use it. The Kennedy I knew grudgingly but genuinely admired LBJ's ability. Robert Caro's book reminded me of a sad conversation I had with LBJ during the time he was languishing in the vice presidency.

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Former Kennedy, Johnson Aide Dies

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 05.10.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. — While researching his epic series on Lyndon Johnson, Robert Caro found himself again and again calling upon Nicholas deB. Katzen...

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Robert Caro: Lyndon B. Johnson's Climb To The Top

Posted 05.01.2012

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From Zoë Triska, Huffington Post: The following is an excerpt from Chapter One of Robert Caro's fourth volume on Lyndon B. Johnson, "The Passage of P...

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Where To Dine Healthy In Johnson City, Texas

Carolyn Scott | Posted 04.25.2012

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Carolyn Scott

Just an hour or so northwest of San Antonio, located in the beautiful rolling hill country, Johnson City is the small town that president Lyndon Baines Johnson grew up in.

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Of Another Day and Another Romney: The Year When Conservative Republicans Proudly Accepted "Defeat"

Todd Brewster | Posted 04.08.2012

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Todd Brewster

It was 48 years ago and in the annals of American presidential election lore, but looking back at the campaign of 1964 reveals some dramatic differences and striking similarities to this year's contest, as well as some familiar last names.

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Remembering JFK's Tragic Assassination

Posted 11.22.2011

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Tuesday marks the 48th anniversary of one of the most tragic events to take place on American soil -- the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ...

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New Book Reveals Another Side Of Jacqueline Kennedy

AP | Posted 11.12.2011

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By Associated Press NEW YORK -- It's a side of Jacqueline Kennedy only friends and family knew. Funny and inquisitive, canny and cutting. In "Ja...

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JFK Scorned Notion Of LBJ As President, According To New Book

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.08.2011

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NEW YORK — President John F. Kennedy openly scorned the notion of Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson succeeding him in office, according to a ...

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The Non-Imperial Presidency: Obama and Libya

William Bradley | Posted 06.21.2011

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William Bradley

Newscaster: The failure of today's pre-dawn Special Forces raid in Tripoli to catch or dispatch Moammar Gaddafi leaves the Obama Administration with a...

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Haley Barbour Endorses Union Victory in the Civil War

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.28.2011

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Robert S. McElvaine

Barbour's statement is significant for two reasons: First, it sounds like the Mississippi governor is indeed running for the GOP presidential nomination. Second, it suggests his state has changed considerably since the 1960s.

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Is Hillary Planning a Run at Obama in 2012?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Ostroy

It's rare for a prominent member of a sitting president's party to challenge him in the primaries for the nomination. But the Clintons are not your typical deferential, passive politicians.

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Unforgettable State Of The Union Moments

The Huffington Post | Alyson Krueger | Posted 05.25.2011

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As President Obama prepares to deliver his second State of the Union address, now is a great time to see which speeches get remembered and why. Pres...

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President Marco Rubio

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ariel Gonzalez

If Marco Rubio wins the Florida Senate seat, he'll instantly become a frontrunner for the Republican vice presidential nomination in 2012.

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Another Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

Nobody can win the soul of the party because the party has no real soul. There are no real core principles to which the party ascribes either currently or historically. This is the nature of the Democratic Party.

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America's Shame: Confederates' Defending Slavery

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denise Dennis

"Slavery is a moral evil in any society...more so to the white than to the black." -Robert E. Lee, Virginia The magnolia trees and white-columned b...

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Dem Leaders in 1965: "Filibuster Threat Is Too Daunting -- So Let's Just Drop This Civil Rights Crap"

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Lewis

It's March 16, 1965. We have a Democratic President. We have large Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate. It's long been part of the progressive and liberal platform...

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Harry Reid Should be Asked: WWLBJD With Lieberman?

Don Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don Parker

If former Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson was still around today, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) would not be holding health care hostage. Droopy Joe would be singing soprano in the choir.

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Obama at the Precipice: Tough Guys Don't Need to Dance in Afghanistan

William J. Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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William J. Astore

By continuing the war in Afghanistan, Obama will likely ensure himself a one-term presidency, and someday be seen as a man like LBJ whose biggest dreams broke upon the shoals of an unwinnable war.

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Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John R. Bohrer

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lauri Lyons

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John R. Bohrer

In the first year of his first elected term, Lyndon Johnson made the presidency look easy. Landmark bills on education, health care and civil rights were flying through Congress. But he stayed out of New York politics.

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Who Will Be Hurt if the Democrats Pass Health Care Alone

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

If the Democrats pass the health care bill, and are able to do it with a public option, the Republicans will have once again put themselves on the opposing side of groundbreaking legislation.

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Obama On Track To Break Records With Congressional Support

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 05.25.2011

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As his presidency approaches the half-year mark, Barack Obama is on pace to be the most successful Oval Office occupant in more than half a century wh...

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The Term "Man Caused Disasters" Sounds Weak, but the "War on Terror" Has Always Been Weaker

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

President Obama knows the United States has been losing these wars and also knows the terrible impact these wars have had on a group of people when they are labeled and targeted.

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Dr. King's True Legacy: A Lesson for Progressives in the Age of Obama

Kimberle Crenshaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberle Crenshaw

Not only must we re-dedicate ourselves to King's civil rights mission along with the world peace mission, we must see the two as being so utterly linked that one cannot exist without the other.

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