Lyndon Johnson

“I spent six years in the Texas House of Representatives, got out and ran for the Senate when Lyndon Johnson became vice president.”

Oral History Interview with Maury Maverick, October 27, 1975. Interview A-0323. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

“Lyndon Johnson was worried — some say obsessed — by the potential similarity of Khe Sanh to Dien Bien Phu thirteen years before.”

1968

“Two years to the day after he announced Rostows appointment, Lyndon Johnson reversed course on Vietnam and withdrew his candidacy for reelection.”

Simon & Schuster: In the Shadow of the Oval Office

“I've read, Rayburn initially wanted to see your dad's delegation seated and Lyndon Johnson had a long talk with Shivers and Shivers convinced him that he ought to have his delegates seated.”

Oral History Interview with Maury Maverick, October 27, 1975. Interview A-0323. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

“But when LBJ: Doris Kearns, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream New York: Harper & Row, 1976, p.”

Simon & Schuster: In the Shadow of the Oval Office

“Jody Powell said: “The smartest thing Lyndon Johnson ever did was not to take Bobby Kennedy.””

Simon & Schuster: No Excuses

“Lyndon Johnson did sofirst as part of his larger commitment to continuity; thereafter because he found useful the staff support that the assistant provided.”

Simon & Schuster: In the Shadow of the Oval Office