Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family,… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“IS WHERE POWER GOES”: the most significant factor in any equation that adds up to political power, Lyndon Johnson had assured his… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“FDR is the canonized hero of American progressivism. Subsequent Democratic presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Obama, have all sought to expand the… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
He [Lyndon Johnson] hated the war. He hated having anybody put in harm away. But he believed that what we were doing… — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Copy Share Image
In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
The Democrats' drive to defeat Neil Gorsuch is the latest battle in a 50-year war for control of the Supreme Court -… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
When downed American pilots were first taken prisoner in North Vietnam in 1964, U.S. policy became pretty much to ignore them -… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
I do not think anyone who ever saw Lyndon Johnson give a speech would call him charismatic, even though he was one… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids'… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I sleep each night a little better, a little more confidently, because Lyndon Johnson is my president. — Jack Valenti Copy Share Image
The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
It's not Lyndon Johnson who makes the black freedom movement; it's the black freedom movement who makes Lyndon Johnson. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
People in the age of [President] Obama don't dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That's for sure. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
Presidents and Lyndon Johnson was really no exception, very rapidly learned the difference between a contingency plan and an authorized act. — McGeorge Bundy Copy Share Image
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as… — Phil Hartman Copy Share Image
After Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the belief in decent housing as a political right or social obligation was supplanted in the U.S.… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
I did nothing worse than Lyndon Johnson. He was for segregation when he thought he had to be. I was for segregation,… — George Wallace Copy Share Image
One doesn't simply write about Lyndon Johnson. You get the Johnson treatment from beyond the grave - arm around you, nose to… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Lyndon Johnson is still the most formidable, fascinating, frustrating, irritating individual I think I've ever known in my entire life. He was… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
I think I governed effectively. I don't have any doubts about that. I had the benefit, when I was in office, of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
During the 1937 congressional election campaign, Johnson's group probably paid $5,000 to Elliott Roosevelt, one of Franklin Roosevelt's sons, for a telegram… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Lyndon Johnson was thirteen of the most interesting and difficult men I ever met. He could be as couth as he was… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
One wonders if Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's administrations may come to be viewed, in the future, as having been underestimated in… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
The president who did the most for black Americans in 20th century history was Lyndon Johnson, and he got his hands dirty… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the… — Richard Holbrooke Copy Share Image
“In late September 1955, on vacation in Denver, President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in the early hours of the morning. Speculation… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“Lyndon Johnson. The junior congressman saw two things that no one else saw. The first was a possible connection between two groups… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“This may come as a flash, but Obama ain’t Jesus, and neither is George W. Bush, Lyndon Johnson, or even our beloved… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
“Jack Puterbaugh, was handpicked by Lyndon Johnson for that assignment; Puterbaugh would later be put on the payroll of the Democratic National… — Phillip F. Nelson Copy Share Image
“In truth, there will never be enough power in the presidency for an incumbent to make good on a purely constructive leadership… — Stephen Skowronek Copy Share Image
“The Truly Disadvantaged, the most important book written about poverty in the past three decades. It was Wilson who first observed, famously,… — Kathryn Edin Copy Share Image
“It is not clear who will bring to the Whitehouse those useful commodities of vivid language, a sense of history and most… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
President Lyndon Johnson's administration was known for his War on Poverty. President Obama's will become notable for his War on Prosperity. We're… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
“President Lyndon Johnson was forced to select a commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy and the murder of Lee Harvey… — Mae Brussell Copy Share Image
“LIED-ABOUT WARS Advertising campaigns, marketing schemes. The target is public opinion. Wars are sold the same way cars are, by lying. In… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
“All of this goes back to Bill Clinton. It’s not a coincidence that radical welfare reform took place on the same watch… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
“American DEWAR FAMILY Cameron Dewar Ursula “Beep” Dewar, his sister Woody Dewar, his father Bella Dewar, his mother PESHKOV-JAKES FAMILY George Jakes… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
![“Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family, in recreation, in sports or in hobbies. It was almost as if the hole in his heart was so large that even the love of a family, without work, could not fill it.” quote by Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cb/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_concentration_years-of-concentration-solely-on-work-an_220664.jpg)
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