And he really looks like a cardiac patient in that photo. He is one of my favorites to read about. He was a complex person and that informed his social policy.
LBJ in retirement on his ranch, last summer of his life, this week 1972: #LBJLpic.twitter.com/nWdVqjM5iT
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Any particular recommendations? Don’t know much about LBJ.
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I do. My father worked for him. But the Robert Caro books about Johnson are brilliant and well worth the time.
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Will check them out, thanks.
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Also, if you happen to be in Austin, go see the
@LBJLibrary. I saw it last summer and it was an interesting look into the man.
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Wow! Can you do a side by side with a photo before the presidency? The Vietnam War killed him.
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People looked older back then, but nobody should age that much in just 8 yeats.
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Great picture, thank you for sharing. You are one of the reasons I enjoy Twitter so much.
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LBJ with presidential nominee Sen. George McGovern and VP nominee Sargent Shriver Aug. 22, 1972.pic.twitter.com/d038wQhizI
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I never got over the shock of seeing LBJ become a longhair in retirement.
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In the end, he adopted the hairstyle of the college kids who forced him from office. Ironic.
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One of the greatest moments in American history was on Nov. 22, 1963 when LBJ, with the slain president's widow standing next to him, made sure the world saw a peaceful transition of power as he took the oath of office aboard Air Force One. He was a flawed man, but a true patriot
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Because of LBJ’s Head Start Program my mom was able work and launch a career instead of staying home with her oldest child.
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I thought this was Robert Deniro playing LBJ.
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I am endlessly delighted by this recording of LBJ ordering pants. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/prestapes/lbj_haggar.html …
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Lindon was the kind of Rascal you could love. He never got the credit he deserves. War on poverty, giving the right to vote to everyone, trying to end the Vietnam war and he knew how to get the votes in the house.
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It's difficult to pull my eyes away from this photo. I keep going back to stare at it. It's stunning, & as complex as the man. Thank you
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Somehow he looked comparatively younger in his older years.
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Huh. Did not know that. Started to post a mid presidency/war pic for comparison but didn’t want to rip off Getty. The comparison is pretty striking.
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Also the hair, though, I think
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Long-tenured humanities professor chic.
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Presidential library cred
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Maybe it was a relief to no longer be giving interviews to reporters whilst on the shitter.
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