and he also said put less scotch in my drink than you put in richard russell's, which i did. and so when russell was ratcheting up his argument about why he had to lead a filibuster, lbj handed him the constitution. said dick, go through that. russell said i've read that, mr. president. i know what's in the constitution. no, i'm serious. point out how many times it umentions the filibuster. the constitution doesn't mention the filibuster once. one of the great differences

and he said put less scotch in my drink than you do in richard russell's, which i did. so when russell was ratcheting up his argument about why he had to lead a filibuster. lbj handed him the constitution. and said dick, go through that. and russell said, i've read it, i know what's in the constitution. he said no, go through it, mention how many times it mentions the filibuster. the constitution doesn't mention the filibuster once. one of the great differences, we only needed 51 votes to pass an historic piece of legislation. now you've got to have 60. that's a change and the republicans have been masters of that. and the democrats to come extent. the other thing that he understood very keenly, is that it wasn't only procedure, it was understanding what the other fellow -- no, it was understanding -- the other big change bob has been, and i wash you on your show and i see you trying to rationalize with these guys, the delusional has come in from the margin and now occupies centers of power in the republican party we had a great time running against goldwater in 1964. be

but if richard russell wanted to watch the baseball game and he needed somebody to be there with him -- >> you know, johnson -- >> it used to drive me crazy because i loved baseball and he would be talking through every inning. >> it wasn't just that, johnson comes to the senate and asks bobby baker the senate secretary he doesn't ask about the senate rules, baker says everyone else knew senator came in and asked me about the rules, lyndon johnson had one question, who has the power around here and i told them will there is only one power here, richard russell, johnson doesn't ask for the best he asks to get on russell's committee, armed services and starts staying late and say to russell, russell was a bachelor and lonely, johnson would say first let's get a hamburger, he know where russell -- why don't you come home for dinner and russell usually didn't do that, lyndon would say you have to eat somewhere, and when you say what are the means by which lyndon johnson rose so fast a lot of it is what you are talking about, this interpersonal relationship. >> if i might bring in obama f

when swron son's friend and mentor democratic senator richard russell of georgia warned him that passage of the civil rights act of 1964 would result in the democratic party's loss in a southern state and his loss of the presidency m fall election, johnson replied if that is the price for this bill, i will gladly pay. in fact, the democrats did lose the south. johnson won the election of 1964 in a landslide. he used that mandate to fulfill other promises. and medicare had to start federal aid for education, immigration reform, environmental conservation, and taking measures to weaken poverty's hold in america. as the poverty rate plunged from 20% to 12% during the course of his administration. the great society might have swept even further into american life if not for the mire of vietnam, a conflict johnson inherited from presidents eisenhower and kennedy. as l.b.j. escalated the war with no resolution in sight, divisions spread throughout the country. on any given day in the latter part of his presidency, protesters could be heard outside of the white house gates chanting "hey, hey, l

that legislation came at a cost when johnson's friend and mentor, democratic senator richard russell of georgia warned him the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 would result in the democratic party's loss in the southern states, and his loss, and, and if that is the price of this bill, and the democrats did use the south, but johnson won, and he used that mandate to fulfill other promis promises enacting medicare, headstart and federal aid to education, immigration reform, environmental conservation and taking measures to weaken poverties' hold in america, at the poverty rate plunged from 20% to 12% during the course of his administration. the great society might have swept even further into midwestern life if not for the meier of vietnam, a conflict johnson inherited from president as eisenhower and kennedy. as lbj escalated the war with no resolution in sight, divisions spread across the country. on any given day on the latter part of his presidency, protesters could be heard outside of the white house gates chanting hey, hey, lbj, how many kids did you kill today? lbj agoniz

. >> rose: people like richard russell. >> yes, harry bird in virginia, john stenas from mississippi. >> rose: and all those people now, he had to say to them, "we're going to take forward a civil rights program." >> yes, and it's something to watch the news reels. they're all sitting in a row, wampinwatching thispeec this is the man they raised to power. >> rose: and he was younger than all of them. >> younger than-- yes. >> rose: johnson knew that by passing the civil rights bill that-- what did he say about the future of the democratic party in the south? >> well, he said with the second bill-- he said we're turning the south back to the republican party for 40 years. >> rose: and he was right. >> yes, yes he was. >> rose: how do you decide when to end it? this volume. >> well, you know, the last lines of this book really say, you know, that johnson had had all these things and made people dislike him, his rages, his bullying. but he knew he couldn't do this in this crisis, and he had kept these instings under control, vanished, for soviet weeks. and i said he had done it-- he woul

richard burton who married and divorced twice, to kris and kim. celebrity i dos and breakups make headlines. in the past year, we have seen several high profile couples call it quits. think russell and katy, ashton and demi, j. lo and marc. it is more of a shock when a hollywood marriage does go the distance. but what is it about a celebrity that makes tying the knot seem like mission impossible? >> it is much harder to stay married in the world of celebrity because of opportunity. if your relationship isn't going great, you go away, you shoot a movie for three months and then you fall in love with your co-star. >> reporter: celebrities also don't have to look far to find a sea of admirers, and bottom line, some say it just comes down to their careers. >> risk taking and impulsivity is a big part of what celebrity is about in general. so then bringing relationships, of course, they're going to be impulsive. >> reporter: while stars, maybe just like us when it comes to falling in love, breaking up is much harder to do, even with a prenup. >> it is not about the divorce between two people, it is my public relations against your public relations, it is my manager against your manag