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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

PRESIDENTS OF WAR:
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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 29 Jul 2017

    In presence of Harry Truman, LBJ signed bill creating Medicare and Medicaid, Truman Library, Independence, Mo., tomorrow 1965: #LBJLpic.twitter.com/SRv7x4P2fa

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      2. Vince Ruggiero‏ @VINCE_RUGGIERO 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Opponents back then claimed these programs were merely an excuse to raise taxes. Could you imagine a world without Medicare/Medicaid?

        1 reply 2 retweets 15 likes
      3. Joe Bird‏ @redheel2012 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @VINCE_RUGGIERO @BeschlossDC

        Punched the elder poverty rate right in the gut. Government doing good things for the people.

        0 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
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      2. Judy Brandt‏ @judywbrandt 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        pic.twitter.com/jG8lpc8kCW

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Judy Brandt‏ @judywbrandt 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @judywbrandt @BeschlossDC

        pic.twitter.com/C9f5dBSHqi

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      2. vicki schmidtwallace‏ @SchmidtVicki 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @Jacquelnhal

        I was 10 yrs old in 1965. I grew up, got jobs and paid intro Medicare, Medicaid and social security my whole working life

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. vicki schmidtwallace‏ @SchmidtVicki 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @SchmidtVicki @BeschlossDC @Jacquelnhal

        I paid for in for the previous generation knowing that it would be their for me someday. Now GOP wants to take it away from my generation

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. vicki schmidtwallace‏ @SchmidtVicki 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @SchmidtVicki @BeschlossDC @Jacquelnhal

        my generation is getting screwed and we will not take it lying down. I guarantee, there will be a price to pay by The GOP. it will be WAR

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. PWM (William)  🇺🇸‏ @PWM62 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        The owners of the GOP want both abolished.pic.twitter.com/xcJyg4rZ1j

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      2. Natalia A Kerr 🎨‏ @Oilpastelgal 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Until the country realizes that a single payer universal system(like Medicare) is the only way,healthcare will be increasingly unaffordable.

        2 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
      3. Michele Gasaway‏ @MicheleGasaway3 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Oilpastelgal @BeschlossDC

        Why dont you run fir office, pleease?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Natalia A Kerr 🎨‏ @Oilpastelgal 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @MicheleGasaway3 @BeschlossDC

        Thanks for the sentiment Michele.l call my congressional representative s often and let them know I believe in the power of the ballot box.

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      5. Michele Gasaway‏ @MicheleGasaway3 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Oilpastelgal @BeschlossDC

        Good. I do too. People forget we elect them to do a job for us so as public servants they have a duty to help their constitutes in many ways

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Nick‏ @NickHut 30 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        What?!? Lady Bird is wearing a sleeveless dress ... showing her arms?? Did conservatives clutch their collective pearls?

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      3. Meka‏ @SenatorMeka31 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @NickHut @MushadaMama @BeschlossDC

        Right

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      2. Judy Brandt‏ @judywbrandt 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        And Bess got card #2, in background with Ladybird. Nice memories.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Judy Brandt‏ @judywbrandt 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @judywbrandt @BeschlossDC

        Harry had just signed Medicare card #1.

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      1. jeannine mead‏ @jeannine3161 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        @jeannine3161 And they still work perfectly. At 88, I have appreciated Medicare for some time. I am still in good health because of it

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      1. Trial Lawyer Richard‏ @TrialLawyerRich 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Our country once did great things for it's people.pic.twitter.com/eRK0XeTTd5

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