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no one dreamed of any democrat running for president against the democratic incumbent lyndon johnson who wasn't just the democratic incumbent senator-- present. he was by everyone's accounts the shrewdest most dangerous in his way politician you could possibly choose to go up against lyndon johnson did not lose. lyndon johnson got things done in the senate that nobody could get done when he was majority leader. this was a texas politician who had become president in the worst way, quite literally through the assassination of president kennedy vice president johnson moved up an idea that someone would come in and challenge him after his 1964 landslide victory for his own term in the presidency was inconceivable took a gene mccarthy did it on principle. gene mccarthy made the decision one day in a senate foreign relations hearing that this government is not telling the truth about vietnam, nothing will make this government tell the truth about vietnam and he basically said i will run for president if i have to to get the truth out about vietnam and that's why he ran. you go to bernie s
no one dreamed of any democrat running for president against the democratic incumbent lyndon johnson who wasn't just the democratic incumbent senator-- present. he was by everyone's accounts the shrewdest most dangerous in his way politician you could possibly choose to go up against lyndon johnson did not lose. lyndon johnson got things done in the senate that nobody could get done when he was majority leader. this was a texas politician who had become president in the worst way, quite...
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lyndon johnson would come up the hill to the little hotel. he would always be walking and then suddenly, when he was in front of the capitol he would run the length of the capital to the other side. she's at first i thought it was because it was windsor and they didn't have a top coat. he was cold and running. but then spring came and he still ran and i suddenly thought while i am trying to show some things about lyndon johnson i didn't quite know what at the time. was there a reason he was running in front of the capitol every morning. so, i would go and sit there trying to find a reason time after time and day after day and i never saw anything in particular except in front of the capital it seemed but then something occurred to me. i'd never gone there to sit and look at it at the same time that lyndon johnson passed which was early in the morning, 5:30 or 6:00 so i decided to do that. and all of a sudden there was something really different because the sun comes up this is the east front facing the part of the capital but this is the east
lyndon johnson would come up the hill to the little hotel. he would always be walking and then suddenly, when he was in front of the capitol he would run the length of the capital to the other side. she's at first i thought it was because it was windsor and they didn't have a top coat. he was cold and running. but then spring came and he still ran and i suddenly thought while i am trying to show some things about lyndon johnson i didn't quite know what at the time. was there a reason he was...
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lyndon johnson would come up the hill from a little hotel. he would always be walking and then suddenly when he was in front of the capitol he would break into a run and run the length of the capital to the office building which was on the other side. so she said first i thought it was because he didn't have a top coat and he was cold but then spring came and it was warm and he still ran. i thought i'm trying to show something about things about lyndon johnson. i didn't quite know what at the time but what was the reason he was running from the capital every morning? so i would go and sit there trying to find a reason time after time, day after day and i never saw anything in particular except this long white front of the capitol. it just seemed like no one way to the capital. something occurred to me. i'd never gone to sit there and look at it at the same time lyndon johnson passed which was early in the morning 5:30 or 6:00. i started to do that on all of a sudden there was something really different because the sun comes up. this is facing
lyndon johnson would come up the hill from a little hotel. he would always be walking and then suddenly when he was in front of the capitol he would break into a run and run the length of the capital to the office building which was on the other side. so she said first i thought it was because he didn't have a top coat and he was cold but then spring came and it was warm and he still ran. i thought i'm trying to show something about things about lyndon johnson. i didn't quite know what at the...
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lyndon johnson would come up the hill from the little hotel. he would always be working and then suddenly when he was in front of the capital he would break into a run and run the length of the capital to the house office building on the other side, so she said first i thought it was because it was winter and he didn't have a topcoat and he was cold when he was running. then, spring came and it was warm and he still ran and i suddenly thought well, i'm trying to show something about things about lyndon johnson i didn't quite know what a time, but was there a reason he was running in front of the capital of a morning, so i would go and sit there trying to find a reason time after time day after day and i never saw anything in particular except there is this long white front of the capital that just seems like a long white front of the capital. event something occurred to me. i had never sat there and looked at the same time that lyndon johnson passed, which was early in the morning, 5:30 a.m. or 6:00 a.m., so i decided to do that and all of a su
lyndon johnson would come up the hill from the little hotel. he would always be working and then suddenly when he was in front of the capital he would break into a run and run the length of the capital to the house office building on the other side, so she said first i thought it was because it was winter and he didn't have a topcoat and he was cold when he was running. then, spring came and it was warm and he still ran and i suddenly thought well, i'm trying to show something about things...
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philip nelson he is the primary author of remember the liberty as well as author of two books on lyndon johnson and in lake jackson we cross to daniel mcadams he is the executive director of the ron paul institute for peace and prosperity all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate phil if i can go to you holding the book there in greenville you've written about this. just real quickly i know it's there's a lot of detail in the book is been told is very good but a lot of our viewers have never ever heard of this event so could you in a nutshell tell us what happened fifty years ago in the mediterranean go ahead. well it's a long story and i'll try to condense it as best i can but it had to do with an attack that had been preplanned i believe for many months maybe two years in the planning yet it was. portrayed as being a spontaneous war and that egypt had attacked israel that was anything but the truth and in fact since then most of the subsequent leaders of israel admitted that manakin begun for example admitted that oth
philip nelson he is the primary author of remember the liberty as well as author of two books on lyndon johnson and in lake jackson we cross to daniel mcadams he is the executive director of the ron paul institute for peace and prosperity all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate phil if i can go to you holding the book there in greenville you've written about this. just real quickly i know it's there's a lot of detail in the...
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for example, lyndon johnson comes to washington as a secretary to her congressman. he's 72 years old, very poor, can only carry a broad case and he doesn't -- in these going to work then i happened to find the woman who worked in the office with her. had worked with him and 20s. here is the theme and she told me about this scene she would see every morning. the capitol building is here. the library of congress is here. lyndon johnson was in a little hotel down at the bottom of capitol hill. near union station. a style is in a boarding house over here, so she -- they are both from texas so they get up very early. so they get up very early in the morning and she is walking in this direction and she would always see the same thing. the new johnson would come up the pool from the little hotel. always be walking then suddenly in front of the capitol, they break into a run and run the length of the capital to the building on the other side. so she said, first i thought it was because i was with her and he didn't have a topcoat and he was told that he was running. but then
for example, lyndon johnson comes to washington as a secretary to her congressman. he's 72 years old, very poor, can only carry a broad case and he doesn't -- in these going to work then i happened to find the woman who worked in the office with her. had worked with him and 20s. here is the theme and she told me about this scene she would see every morning. the capitol building is here. the library of congress is here. lyndon johnson was in a little hotel down at the bottom of capitol hill....
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lyndon johnson was a deeply suspicious man. he didn't trust anybody and my guess is for good reason. he had been betrayed more times by more people. so was he the right sort of person to be a leader of the american people in a limited war? war. the other thing we haven't talked about in a long time and it didn't come up at all in the last 15 years about iraq and afghanistan, what is a limited war. and what is the degree of national mobilization. korea was a transition point and people have talked about this. we came to vietnam with basically three big wars in our mind, civil war, world war one, and world war ii which were massive mobilization of the entire people for the grand cause and everybody was part of the war. the home front vietnam as we said before, who went over to fight? johnson arranged the economy in various ways to inmyself the economic impact on taxes and other things. one of the decisions made towards the end of the vietnam war which we are living with today and i hear nobody talking about this. president nixon
lyndon johnson was a deeply suspicious man. he didn't trust anybody and my guess is for good reason. he had been betrayed more times by more people. so was he the right sort of person to be a leader of the american people in a limited war? war. the other thing we haven't talked about in a long time and it didn't come up at all in the last 15 years about iraq and afghanistan, what is a limited war. and what is the degree of national mobilization. korea was a transition point and people have...
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johnson and lyndon.ued heavy rain storms lashed the campus, but the thousands who had come to witness history stood their ground. ♪ >> they had talked for more than four hours, delving even deeper into the many questions that separated their two countries. at 6:20 in the evening they had finished. >> we have made further progress in an effort to improve our understanding of each other's thinking on a number of questions. i believe more strongly than ever that these have been very good and very useful talks. >> premiere had been visibly touched by the warmth and enthusiasm exhibited by the people of glassborough. he personally thanked them and saluted friendship between the soviet and american peoples. >> these meetings just have not ended our troubles and our dangers, and i cannot promise you that that will not happen again. the world remains a very small and very dangerous, and all nations, even the greatest of them, have very hard and very painful choices ahead of them. but i can tell you, and i have n
johnson and lyndon.ued heavy rain storms lashed the campus, but the thousands who had come to witness history stood their ground. ♪ >> they had talked for more than four hours, delving even deeper into the many questions that separated their two countries. at 6:20 in the evening they had finished. >> we have made further progress in an effort to improve our understanding of each other's thinking on a number of questions. i believe more strongly than ever that these have been very...
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lyndon johnson, as we think of him, both the vietnam lyndon johnson and domestic lyndon johnson, is somebody who came along later, not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. wonderful to have you. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. next, historians look at emotion in foreign policy and the role it has played in the cold war diplomats. used the kennan containment policy to -- panelists pay attention to the essays written on kennan by petra goedde, one of the speakers at the event. this took place at the historians of foreign relations annual conference. >> we arre
lyndon johnson, as we think of him, both the vietnam lyndon johnson and domestic lyndon johnson, is somebody who came along later, not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. wonderful to have you. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of...
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lyndon johnson was greet bid jake pickle. ♪ at least one seemed a little unsure a.rsuasion was all that was needed to bring him into the fold. the tab for techbing was $1,000 per plate. there was a democratic poeaefrt party and a chance to relax in a down home atmosphere. >> after three weeks of wrestling with the middle east it's a real pleasure to come home tonight to the peace and quiet of texas politics. in case there should be in evidence tonight any differences of opinion i want to make my own position abundantly clear in the beginning. i am for peace, territorial integrity an the unrestricted navigation in the houston ship channel. >> the lt returned to the white house and among them some rewarding moments. he had often remarked that one of the most important jobs is attracting able and talented public servants. the month of june, first alexander and thurgood marshal. the president introduced mr. marshal to a group of 121 teenagers. each had demonstrated academic achievement and each was awarded a medallion in a white house ceremony. lyndon johnson is at his
lyndon johnson was greet bid jake pickle. ♪ at least one seemed a little unsure a.rsuasion was all that was needed to bring him into the fold. the tab for techbing was $1,000 per plate. there was a democratic poeaefrt party and a chance to relax in a down home atmosphere. >> after three weeks of wrestling with the middle east it's a real pleasure to come home tonight to the peace and quiet of texas politics. in case there should be in evidence tonight any differences of opinion i want...
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lyndon johnson as we think of vietnam lyndon johnson and domestic lyndon johnson, is somebody who came along later, not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. wonderful to have you. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> interested in american history tv? c-span.org.bsite, you can preview upcoming programs and watch college lectures, museum doors, archival films and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. a 1979, c-span was created as look service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider.
lyndon johnson as we think of vietnam lyndon johnson and domestic lyndon johnson, is somebody who came along later, not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. wonderful to have you. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> interested in american history tv? c-span.org.bsite, you can...
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awesome, there is no documentary evidence that lyndon johnson did not know about the cia's plot when he is appointed the committees membership. whispered conversations generally are not documented. it is 2014 report on the kennedy's assassination, the cia pointed out that it is not told in dulles told in commissioners in private about the cia's plots to kill castro. of course, that is true, it is true we do not know whether bobby kennedy told his friend earl warren or what other private conversations. what we know is what the individuals told the warren commission on the record about the plots and we know they said nothing. i once asked my friend, why the commission did not investigate the implications of the plots to kill castro? john was a lawyer on the commission's staff, a law clerk to chief justice earl warren and went on to become a very prominent constitutional law scholar and dean of the stanford law school. i thought his answer to my question was a bit defensive he said they did not tell us. well, of course, john ely was right. in the end, it would not exonerate the agency o
awesome, there is no documentary evidence that lyndon johnson did not know about the cia's plot when he is appointed the committees membership. whispered conversations generally are not documented. it is 2014 report on the kennedy's assassination, the cia pointed out that it is not told in dulles told in commissioners in private about the cia's plots to kill castro. of course, that is true, it is true we do not know whether bobby kennedy told his friend earl warren or what other private...
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he did put 16,000 in, but i think lyndon johnson raid athlete up to 500,000 troops. mcmaster, just read yesterday his book. he wrote a book about 20 years ago, which he really blame this johnson -- president johnson, mcna player and the others -- mcnamara as the 0s as having behaved differ honorably in the war and not realizing the outcome. that's something that -- i would -- if you had a microphone, i'd like to hear you view because hi brother came back with a lot of people that knew what was going on. >> time for one question. >> go ahead. >> just as a reminder. >> what's your comment? [inaudible] question. >> i will say the president -- the cambodian thing was a success from the standpoint it cost a lot of people but the american casual -- casualties from cambodia to kent state. they were losing guys at 200 to 300 a week. >> yes, we have time for one more question. nixon's white house wars are available for purchase in the colonnade and the book store and pat will sign books for you. our final question. >> it's an honor to ask you this question, pat. you have been
he did put 16,000 in, but i think lyndon johnson raid athlete up to 500,000 troops. mcmaster, just read yesterday his book. he wrote a book about 20 years ago, which he really blame this johnson -- president johnson, mcna player and the others -- mcnamara as the 0s as having behaved differ honorably in the war and not realizing the outcome. that's something that -- i would -- if you had a microphone, i'd like to hear you view because hi brother came back with a lot of people that knew what was...
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of course, you can now look at kennedy and lyndon johnson had to 500,000 troops.nd the national security adviser that wrote a book 20 years ago saying that back in america at -- nec america and the others didn't realize what the outcome would be. but the my brother came back with a lot of people's views that were wrong. >> [inaudible] was say success but the american casualties were straight down all the way to the end of the war. there between 200 and 300 a week when we came in. >> "nixon's white house wars" is available for purchase we have one final question and. >> is an honor to rescue this question you have been my idol since i was a kid probably go about bringing younger millenials to our cause? [applause] >> as they say on tv it is a great question propriety time to think about it. [laughter] if this hard to say because the really think the '60s was the time for that small particular site -- a slice of the country that animated the country and those that were impervious with issues of race and that ideology has deepened the we cannot do that anymore. the c
of course, you can now look at kennedy and lyndon johnson had to 500,000 troops.nd the national security adviser that wrote a book 20 years ago saying that back in america at -- nec america and the others didn't realize what the outcome would be. but the my brother came back with a lot of people's views that were wrong. >> [inaudible] was say success but the american casualties were straight down all the way to the end of the war. there between 200 and 300 a week when we came in. >>...
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lyndon johnson before president obama lyndon johnson was the last president to have a second cook cooking most presidents have a white house chief executive chef do everything, cook for the family and guests and dinners. >> including recommendations for the replacement? >> sometimes they will make a recommendation but typically someone on staff may be elevated or someone the president -- someone the president knows from their prior life they bring into the white house kitchen if they are going to make a change. since 1960 most presidents have kept a holdover from the previous administration was a guy named henry holler who was a swiss born guy served from johnson all the way to reagan. there was a reagan chef, there was walter scheiber came in with the clintons and served until the end of the first term of george w. bush and an assistant chef who came in under the clinton administration, got elevated white house executive chef and she has been there ever since. >> is very food budget? >> if there is. the interesting thing, before you get to truman, presidents had to pay out of their own p
lyndon johnson before president obama lyndon johnson was the last president to have a second cook cooking most presidents have a white house chief executive chef do everything, cook for the family and guests and dinners. >> including recommendations for the replacement? >> sometimes they will make a recommendation but typically someone on staff may be elevated or someone the president -- someone the president knows from their prior life they bring into the white house kitchen if...
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lyndon johnson eventually becomes a running mate to jfk. i have seen this picture published in parts of the world where they are discussing the cuban missile crisis. or they are discussing armament. for this is a hotel where they are meeting with chris jeff -- with khrushchev. it wasn't long before he secured that nomination and really had to go out on the road to -- out on the road to improve himself. in california he is up there with governor pat brown. preparing some notes for a democratic rally. the wonderful thing about the kennedys as they never push photographers or writers away. they knew that if they made themselves accessible to the media -- it was a groundswell. there is no question about it that the media coverage of jfk was the first time we had ever seen anything like it. --paigning in amarillo's amarillo, texas. jfk gets upset that lyndon johnson is hollering turn the engine off area he carried around a lot of the copies of this book called profiles in courage. he used to throw them out to the audience. the publisher sold a l
lyndon johnson eventually becomes a running mate to jfk. i have seen this picture published in parts of the world where they are discussing the cuban missile crisis. or they are discussing armament. for this is a hotel where they are meeting with chris jeff -- with khrushchev. it wasn't long before he secured that nomination and really had to go out on the road to -- out on the road to improve himself. in california he is up there with governor pat brown. preparing some notes for a democratic...
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he saw something in lyndon johnson. the way that lyndon johnson first became a political figure in texas was through the fundingtion of federal going to the districts. this was a very controversial issue at that point, the idea of federal money going to state and local projects. so lyndon johnson was able to use that as one of the conduits for that cash to build a power base. when he came to washington and served in congress, he was one of fdr's most loyal supporters. fairlystill a junior congressman, but he believed in everything fdr appended to do. he was trying to fill the work of franklin roosevelt. he truly believed his war on poverty, the idea of lifting up people who were most in need, his civil rights agenda, the civil rights and voting rights acts, these were directly related to the work of franklin and eleanor roosevelt. there are a few people he idolized more. ranch,was visiting the one of his daughters was showing me something that fdr had given lyndon johnson. she said it was his most prized possession. the
he saw something in lyndon johnson. the way that lyndon johnson first became a political figure in texas was through the fundingtion of federal going to the districts. this was a very controversial issue at that point, the idea of federal money going to state and local projects. so lyndon johnson was able to use that as one of the conduits for that cash to build a power base. when he came to washington and served in congress, he was one of fdr's most loyal supporters. fairlystill a junior...
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i was going back to this small college at the end of the summer, and lyndon johnson at his desk said, "you know, i think you ought to transfer to the university of texas." that's where he lived and that's where he had a television station and i said, "mr. leader i don't have any money, "i'm going to get married, and i've got a job "in north texas in denton," he said, "i'll give you a job-- - [don] ktbc? - [bill] ktbc the radio station which somehow mysteriously was the only station in the country that could broadcast all three networks. (audience laughs) - i wonder how that happened. - they had a monopoly, the favorable gods were looking down, and i got a job with him. he had promised me that he would pay me a hundred dollars a week that was astonishing in '54. it was more than my father had ever made in his life as i said earlier and i went down and he worked me 40 hours a week but we bought the first mobile unit in texas. and i used to tool around town study, covering accidents and murders and the state senate the state legislature and that was probably the biggest crime scene in au
i was going back to this small college at the end of the summer, and lyndon johnson at his desk said, "you know, i think you ought to transfer to the university of texas." that's where he lived and that's where he had a television station and i said, "mr. leader i don't have any money, "i'm going to get married, and i've got a job "in north texas in denton," he said, "i'll give you a job-- - [don] ktbc? - [bill] ktbc the radio station which somehow...
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lyndon johnson followed by the heart attacks. his father comes right into it, he has this notion that eisenhower may not run again. what should happen is despite these heart attacks that he will bankroll it and his son would be the running mate. a preposterous idea, of course. johnson dismissed it out of hand. that is the moment when you see kennedy reacting to politics. there is this look at the vice presidential nomination. it starts there. from that moment in the fall of 1955 every time he was faced with some issue that makes it impossible to know if you are going to go forward or backwards always forward. >> one of my favorites moments from the fall of 1955, one of the things we used to do is in a presidential election year. we would speculate about the running mate. in the spring of 1955 there was a item in newsweek where they had a lot of gossip. there was a list and mention on that list were running mates for stevenson. kennedy's name was on that list. this intrigued in the hell out of him. he called the editor at newsweek
lyndon johnson followed by the heart attacks. his father comes right into it, he has this notion that eisenhower may not run again. what should happen is despite these heart attacks that he will bankroll it and his son would be the running mate. a preposterous idea, of course. johnson dismissed it out of hand. that is the moment when you see kennedy reacting to politics. there is this look at the vice presidential nomination. it starts there. from that moment in the fall of 1955 every time he...
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when lyndon johnson told mr. on the right up to the inaugural, where everybody was praising muskie and what a wonderful job is done. and johnson didn't think anything of it. but he thought i knew had really done a way and they helped us in north carolina, tennessee. against north carolina, tennessee and states like that. >> a question in the center. right here. >> okay. >> he speak a lot about what president nixon inherited in vietnam. i lost my go to vietnam. looking back in hindsight of the things that kennedy, johnson or nixon might have done to either change the outcome of the war or speed of the country's departure from vietnam? >> obviously since, my brother was over there. and i was supporting the war from the very beginning from the time i was in school when jack kennedy put the 16,000 green berets went in. george wallace was not all wrong when he said his slogan was win or get out. he was all wrong. i think, the united states of america reduced the japanese empire to rubble. the greatest empire age i'd s
when lyndon johnson told mr. on the right up to the inaugural, where everybody was praising muskie and what a wonderful job is done. and johnson didn't think anything of it. but he thought i knew had really done a way and they helped us in north carolina, tennessee. against north carolina, tennessee and states like that. >> a question in the center. right here. >> okay. >> he speak a lot about what president nixon inherited in vietnam. i lost my go to vietnam. looking back in...
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the difference between lyndon johnson and donald trump is night and day. >> yeah. >> lyndon johnson reallyut certain things. if you looked what he did in a very short period of time. he passed the civil rights act, the voting rights act, medicare, medicaid, head start. i mean, all these were things he cared deeply about. and he did what it took to get those things done. donald trump is somebody who doesn't care about anybody but himself. and that's the difference. >> you look at that health care vote and the indifference, almost, of donald trump as to what was in the bill. you see in this film the herculean task, the minutia, ka jo cajoling of people. he was deeply involved. >> not only was he deeply involved, he was brilliant at it. he understood how government works, how the congress and the senate worked. he understood that in order to get something big like that passed -- we're talking about health care -- you need both sides. he had republicans -- there were a lot of democrats he lost. the southern democrats were gone when he tried to pass civil rights legislation. he needed the repub
the difference between lyndon johnson and donald trump is night and day. >> yeah. >> lyndon johnson reallyut certain things. if you looked what he did in a very short period of time. he passed the civil rights act, the voting rights act, medicare, medicaid, head start. i mean, all these were things he cared deeply about. and he did what it took to get those things done. donald trump is somebody who doesn't care about anybody but himself. and that's the difference. >> you look...
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lyndon johnson was in austin, texas.e was attending the 51st birthday party of governor john conley. johnson come in the after my death in the aftermath of the cronkite show says we should recommit to end the war of vietnam successfully. let's bring home a victory. he said on more than one occasion in the aftermath of the cronkite show. if this was such an epiphany for the president, he did not make it clear that this had changed his mind in the public comments after that. host: your take on it? >> i think it is true what he said, the president probably never said, if i lost walter cronkite i lost america. i don't know if he was watching tv when cronkite made that broadcast. i'm sure johnson saw and heard it at some point. it does not seem to mean to be ontradictory to say that johnson's help was significant of cronkite criticizing the war effort. because he was an astute politician, recognized that that was a very serious blow to his efforts to rally americans behind the cause. it is true that he continued to make that
lyndon johnson was in austin, texas.e was attending the 51st birthday party of governor john conley. johnson come in the after my death in the aftermath of the cronkite show says we should recommit to end the war of vietnam successfully. let's bring home a victory. he said on more than one occasion in the aftermath of the cronkite show. if this was such an epiphany for the president, he did not make it clear that this had changed his mind in the public comments after that. host: your take on...
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the new york herald tribune and he had written interestingly enough they editorial that endorsed lyndon johnson over barry goldwater and you had to journeyman speechwriters, bill gavin and we, the most remarkable speechwriting staff ever, i mean, then stein and i were in all of them as we were lowly speechwriters. pat became a remarkable career with nixon or as he effectually called him the old man. in 1965, when mr. nixon writer, researcher, researcher, traveling campaign aide and along with his current book, which i know you have all purchased, you hurt after by his other book, the greatest comeback which chronicled this remarkable time that patch worked with president nixon from 1965 until 1968 when he worked one-on-one with richard nixon closely during this comeback period where richard nixon went from political dead to return to become president of the united states. really remarkable book. in the white house pat was not only a conservative conscious, but a premier political strategist for the president. no other single person, in my judgment, and the same shrewd, creative insight
the new york herald tribune and he had written interestingly enough they editorial that endorsed lyndon johnson over barry goldwater and you had to journeyman speechwriters, bill gavin and we, the most remarkable speechwriting staff ever, i mean, then stein and i were in all of them as we were lowly speechwriters. pat became a remarkable career with nixon or as he effectually called him the old man. in 1965, when mr. nixon writer, researcher, researcher, traveling campaign aide and along with...
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supposedly lyndon johnson was watching the cronkite show. when cronkite atoned his assessment, he supposedly leaned over and said something to the , if i lost cronkite, i lost middle america. it does not take much research to find out he was not at the white house that night. lyndon johnson was in austin, texas. 51sts attending the birthday party of governor john colony. johnson come in the after my death in the aftermath of the cronkite show says we should recommit to end the war of vietnam successfully. let's bring home a victory. he says is some more than one occasion in the aftermath of the cronkite show. if this was such an epiphany for the president, he did not make it clear that this had changed his mind in the public comments after that. true what he is said, the president probably never said, if i lost walter cronkite i lost america. i don't know a few was watching tv when cronkite made that broadcast. i'm sure johnson saw and heard it at some point. it does not seem to mean to be contradictory to say that significantlp was of cronk
supposedly lyndon johnson was watching the cronkite show. when cronkite atoned his assessment, he supposedly leaned over and said something to the , if i lost cronkite, i lost middle america. it does not take much research to find out he was not at the white house that night. lyndon johnson was in austin, texas. 51sts attending the birthday party of governor john colony. johnson come in the after my death in the aftermath of the cronkite show says we should recommit to end the war of vietnam...
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the next day, president lyndon b. johnson announced 5000 federal troops would be sent to detroit. this is about 10 minutes. in the early morning today, he told him of the extreme disorder -- president johnson: in the early morning today, governor romney communicated with ramsey clark and told him of the extreme disorder in detroit, michigan. the attorney general kept me advised her of the morning. at 10:56 this morning i received a wire from governor romney officially requesting that federal troops be dispatched to michigan. this wire was sent at 10:46 a.m. 1
the next day, president lyndon b. johnson announced 5000 federal troops would be sent to detroit. this is about 10 minutes. in the early morning today, he told him of the extreme disorder -- president johnson: in the early morning today, governor romney communicated with ramsey clark and told him of the extreme disorder in detroit, michigan. the attorney general kept me advised her of the morning. at 10:56 this morning i received a wire from governor romney officially requesting that federal...
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lyndon johnson was the have a second coat just cooking for the family must have the white house chief executive chef do anything with negative everything for family and cast -- guess. sometimes they will make a recommendation but typically somebody on the staff may be elevated or somebody the president knows from their prior life that they bring into the white house kitchen if they're going to make it change the 1960 most have kept the holdover from the previous administration. johnson all the way to reagan and then walter k. the bid with the clintons in the first term of george to be bush. and the assistant chef was elevated to white house executive chef. >> what is the food budget?. >> yes. before you get to ruth trotman the president had to pay for the food out of his own pocket. driven eventually gets a budget if you order food on an air force one or on the yacht or the kitchen it is building is that it counted is not a free-for-all is allocated by congress. so to give you more history the creation of the white house is a reflection of this because after it is renovated there was
lyndon johnson was the have a second coat just cooking for the family must have the white house chief executive chef do anything with negative everything for family and cast -- guess. sometimes they will make a recommendation but typically somebody on the staff may be elevated or somebody the president knows from their prior life that they bring into the white house kitchen if they're going to make it change the 1960 most have kept the holdover from the previous administration. johnson all the...
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saiddent lyndon b. johnson 5000 federal troops. atperty damage was estimated more than 30 million.ected areas still bear the scars of the riots.
saiddent lyndon b. johnson 5000 federal troops. atperty damage was estimated more than 30 million.ected areas still bear the scars of the riots.
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he developed his name for landslide lyndon that was highly contested in texas but fascinating in the social history of the times and the things that influence these individuals nominated the latter part of the century in terms of the politics. liberty and glory is the story of the interaction between george washington and lafayette. they have had a long career afe revolutionary war including in the french revolution until it went really far and was imprisoned for a long period of time but the relationship like father like son was unusual for washington and certainly a very distinctive and impressionistic relationship. it's a great read. just finished peter frankopan. it's from the central asian point of view of the importance that once played and is again playing where the development of natural resources and the revision of the growth in china is undertaking fascinating history in what both of us wouldn't remember or know. it's the history of the house of new york and house of lancaster and the rise of the dynasty. we think of it as long-lasting but it wasn't to begin with. it wasn'
he developed his name for landslide lyndon that was highly contested in texas but fascinating in the social history of the times and the things that influence these individuals nominated the latter part of the century in terms of the politics. liberty and glory is the story of the interaction between george washington and lafayette. they have had a long career afe revolutionary war including in the french revolution until it went really far and was imprisoned for a long period of time but the...
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president lyndon johnson delivered an oval office address to the american people in 1967 at the end ofeek of widespread disorder and violence. he announced the formation of a national advisorco
president lyndon johnson delivered an oval office address to the american people in 1967 at the end ofeek of widespread disorder and violence. he announced the formation of a national advisorco
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president lyndon b. johnson said 5000 federal troops. property damage was estimated at more than 30 million. the affected areas still bear the scars of the riots.
president lyndon b. johnson said 5000 federal troops. property damage was estimated at more than 30 million. the affected areas still bear the scars of the riots.
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absolutely ther is that this building, hoover building that was built during the time of president lyndon johnson and the beatles were still at the top of the charts, it is showing its age, and the 10,000 plus fbi employees who work in the building are not being well served without getting access to a new headquarters. the fact that congress has appropriated more than $900 million to move the process and it was a process strongly supported by fbi the men comey, to give and women who work in the building a new, modern facility. it is extraordinarily strange to me that this administration would, with virtually no explanation, and before we have a new fbi director and place, -- director in place, would bring this multiyear process to a halt, is very concerning. my hope is that mr. wray gets confirmed and he will take a fresh look and try to advocate for the men and women who work at the fbi headquarters, because they deserve a new modern facility to work in. i'm happy to take questions. >> what is related in the committee's efforts to bring donald trump junior before the committee? to jaredp
absolutely ther is that this building, hoover building that was built during the time of president lyndon johnson and the beatles were still at the top of the charts, it is showing its age, and the 10,000 plus fbi employees who work in the building are not being well served without getting access to a new headquarters. the fact that congress has appropriated more than $900 million to move the process and it was a process strongly supported by fbi the men comey, to give and women who work in the...
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it was lyndon which marking the compliment go to him the most it just sort of got to me and you know and then we'll push the lament that they can before and i got all kind of from the reporter thought it made us feel. they have a space in bank of the i wipe and i mean i don't think children can also write. they could go to bed as head of the earth they had to lift up a set a cloak and all up him but i was dazed like get up then as it had been well you may be akin to a deck you see on us and don't say it's a steer. me form of a meter is the breeze that i'm with in the open six real men for their sin look at me i put study them all. on my most the most are just the one i don't. know what i was suddenly so used to so most. in me yeah those months of small particles and thought i meant another poem of your models we already come up with the element that no look up in psalms florida was a sea of as he calls them that really shall not omit the most. people who are physically strong enough. to survive this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my opinion such a mission shou
it was lyndon which marking the compliment go to him the most it just sort of got to me and you know and then we'll push the lament that they can before and i got all kind of from the reporter thought it made us feel. they have a space in bank of the i wipe and i mean i don't think children can also write. they could go to bed as head of the earth they had to lift up a set a cloak and all up him but i was dazed like get up then as it had been well you may be akin to a deck you see on us and...
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it was lyndon which marking look at him come from and go to him to. the young you know and then we'll pushing them into the kind of forum i got o'connor for in that report i thought it made us feel. they have a space in banking the i wipe and i mean i don't think tournaments in the us are. they could go to bed as had thought they had to lift up a set a cloak and all up in but i was dazed like get up and as it'd be a well you're maybe you're going to go back and see on your sentences it's the. me form of a metre is the breeze that i'm with in the open sick i really meant for there said look i could be a persistent them all. on most or most or just the one i don't. know what i was suddenly so used to so most. i mean yeah those months but i'll smoke particles and thought i meant another poem of your models we already come up with the element that no look up in psalms florida was i see it as he goes no not really sodom at that no. place for. people who are physically strong enough. to survive this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my
it was lyndon which marking look at him come from and go to him to. the young you know and then we'll pushing them into the kind of forum i got o'connor for in that report i thought it made us feel. they have a space in banking the i wipe and i mean i don't think tournaments in the us are. they could go to bed as had thought they had to lift up a set a cloak and all up in but i was dazed like get up and as it'd be a well you're maybe you're going to go back and see on your sentences it's the....
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it was lyndon which marking look in compliment to the hindi nazis circa the end you know and then we'll pussy lament to the can for not ok to for the trip or thought it made us feel. better have a space and think of the i wipe when i meant i don't think. we could go to bed as had a thursday as he left office at a locomotive up in but i was dazed by europe then as it had been well you're maybe you're going to go back and see a new sentences stay. me form of a meter is that by using them with in the open sick real men through op or they're similar with studied them all. on most and most are just the when i don't. know what i was suddenly so used to so most. only yeah those months but i'll smoke particles and thought i meant another poem of your muscles we already come up with the element that no lookup in psalms was a c. and as sequels are literally salado meant that no. such. thing. people who are physically strong enough to survive this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my opinion such an bishan should be celebrated here you go with trophy a job and a happy life eve
it was lyndon which marking look in compliment to the hindi nazis circa the end you know and then we'll pussy lament to the can for not ok to for the trip or thought it made us feel. better have a space and think of the i wipe when i meant i don't think. we could go to bed as had a thursday as he left office at a locomotive up in but i was dazed by europe then as it had been well you're maybe you're going to go back and see a new sentences stay. me form of a meter is that by using them with in...
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president lyndon johnson delivered an oval office address to the american people on july 27, 1967 near the end of a week of widespread disorder and violence. president johnson announced the formation of a national advisory commission on civil disorders, also known as the kerner commission, to investigate the causes of uprisings in many cities that summer. he also details his legislative efforts to address poverty and discrimination. president johnson: my fellow americans, we have endured a week such as no nation should live through.
president lyndon johnson delivered an oval office address to the american people on july 27, 1967 near the end of a week of widespread disorder and violence. president johnson announced the formation of a national advisory commission on civil disorders, also known as the kerner commission, to investigate the causes of uprisings in many cities that summer. he also details his legislative efforts to address poverty and discrimination. president johnson: my fellow americans, we have endured a week...
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it was lyndon which marking look in compliment to the him to. the end you know and then we'll pussy lament to the can for not o'connor for the trip or thought it made us feel. better to stay isn't banking their wipe when i meant i don't think children can also. make it go to bed as had thought they entail a flop a set of cloak and all up in but i was dazed like get up then as it had been well you may be a couple of decades on your sentences as stay. me form of a meter is that by using them with in the open sick real men through op or their center with study them all but on most the most are just the one i don't. know what honest recently so used to so most. i mean yeah those months but i'll smile pals and thought i meant another poem of your muscles we are many cop on the element that no lookup in psalms was a c. and as he goes no not really sodom at them. people who are physically strong enough to survive this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my opinion such an bishan should be celebrated here you go with trophy a job and
it was lyndon which marking look in compliment to the him to. the end you know and then we'll pussy lament to the can for not o'connor for the trip or thought it made us feel. better to stay isn't banking their wipe when i meant i don't think children can also. make it go to bed as had thought they entail a flop a set of cloak and all up in but i was dazed like get up then as it had been well you may be a couple of decades on your sentences as stay. me form of a meter is that by using them with...
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it was lyndon which marking look at him come from and go to him. and young you know and then we're pushing them into the kind of forum i got america for in that report i thought it made us feel. they have a space in banking the i wipe and i mean i don't think tournaments in the us are. he could go to bed as had a thursday as he left a pathetic locomotive up in me but i was dazed like get up and as it'd be a well you're maybe you're going to go back and see i knew a simple insists it's the. me form of a meter is that by you said i'm with you in the open sick real men for their sin look at me i put study them all. on the most the most are just the one i don't. know what i was really set me so you stay so most. i mean yeah those months but i'll smoke particles and thought i meant another poem of your muscles we already come up with the element that no look up in psalms florida was a sea of the sequels are literally sodom at the most. people who are physically strong enough. who survived this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my op
it was lyndon which marking look at him come from and go to him. and young you know and then we're pushing them into the kind of forum i got america for in that report i thought it made us feel. they have a space in banking the i wipe and i mean i don't think tournaments in the us are. he could go to bed as had a thursday as he left a pathetic locomotive up in me but i was dazed like get up and as it'd be a well you're maybe you're going to go back and see i knew a simple insists it's the. me...
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it was lyndon which marking the current complement of the hindi music is circa the end you know and then we'll push the lament to the can for a not all kind of fun trip or thought it made us feel. better to stay isn't thinking i wiped when i meant i don't think. he could go to bed and i said it i think yeah he looked up to set a cloak and all up in the but i was dazed while up then as it had been well you're maybe you're going to go back and see on your sentences stay. the form of a meter is the bracelet i'm with in the open security. for there said look i put study them all. on the most the most are just the one i don't. know what i was suddenly so used to someone else. and me yeah those months of small particles and thought i meant another poem of your muscles we already come up with . no lookup in psalms was a c. and as he. meant that most. people who are physically strong enough to survive this journey should be congratulated at the finish line. in my opinion such an bishan should be celebrated here you go with trophy a job and a happy life ever after. of all the migrants i've met al
it was lyndon which marking the current complement of the hindi music is circa the end you know and then we'll push the lament to the can for a not all kind of fun trip or thought it made us feel. better to stay isn't thinking i wiped when i meant i don't think. he could go to bed and i said it i think yeah he looked up to set a cloak and all up in the but i was dazed while up then as it had been well you're maybe you're going to go back and see on your sentences stay. the form of a meter is...