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Mr. Obama was vying for Virginia, which hasn't voted for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 -- reflecting Mr. Obama's surge in the polls. Meanwhile yesterday, Pennsylvania's Gov. Ed Rendell said he was "nervous" about recent polling that has shown the presidential race tightening in his state and has asked Mr. Obama to return to the Keystone State to shore up support before the election. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Geoengineering: How to Cool Earth--At a Price Oct 20, 2008
As early as 1965, when Al Gore was a freshman in college, a panel of distinguished environmental scientists warned President Lyndon B. Johnson that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels might cause marked changes in climate that could be deleterious. Yet the scientists did not so much as mention the possibility of reducing emissions. (Scientific American)
Appalachia grows beyond impoverished mountains Oct 20, 2008
It's hardly the heart of Appalachia, the rugged hills where President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty some 44 years ago. But like it or not, Tubbs and her neighbors are now residents of the impoverished region, at least in the eyes of the federal government. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
The Sweet Honey of 'Bees' Oct 19, 2008
It captures the racial tensions that arose after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed important Civil Rights legislationinto law. The film also manages to tack on another social taboo when Lily growsclose to Zach, a handsome, black teen (Tristan Wilds) who works on the bee farm. (Slate)
Can Obama Snag Virginia? Oct 18, 2008
In his quest to win the Old Dominion, Obama is trying to end 44 years of Republican dominance and become the first Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson to carry the state. McCain's challenge is more immediate, as he has less than three weeks to reverse polls that show a trend against him. (CBS News)
North Iowa Arts & Entertainment Briefs Oct 17, 2008
He has planned historical events in service to eight presidents, dating back to President Lyndon B. Johnson. The evening will feature a tasting menu of presidential favorites from cocktails to dinner. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Black Gold Down Oct 17, 2008
Regardless, the story does provide an interesting look at how the McCain campaign is for a ground fight in a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson. Everybody has a story about Joe the Plumber, who became the most sought-after voice in the campaign trail after being mentioned more than two dozen times at the debate Wednesday. (Slate)
Political parody Oct 15, 2008
David Levine, for example, whose caricatures have been a staple of The New York Review of Books, created a powerful image of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 by alluding to an almost trivial incident: Johnson exposing the scar on his belly from a recent gall bladder operation. But Levine turned the scar into a defining physical characteristic of the man. (International Herald Tribune)
Trentonian Editorial: Umpteenth Time, It's A Race Card Oct 15, 2008
Similarly, Hillary Clinton found herself set upon by a snarling pack of media and Obama backers for crediting President Lyndon B. Johnson with a role in getting civil rights legislation enacted. He twisted the arms and slapped the backs, threatened the punishments and promised the rewards that finally motivated Congress to take action. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Beautiful Minds Oct 15, 2008
Biden says he'd model his vice presidency after Lyndon B. Johnson, who the writer notes "tried to remain something of a Senate man." An by Malcolm Gladwell compares two different creative types: the young genius who emerges fully formed and the "late bloomer" whose artistic goals are so elusive that they require decades of practice to develop. Gladwell says the latter category flies in the face of conventional ideas about genius and creativity. (Slate)
Where to get a free flu shot Oct 14, 2008
3 to 4 p.m., Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, 150 Erie St.. Thursday, Nov. 20. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
ONE PARTY WASNT ALWAYS A PROBLEM Oct 14, 2008
Many of the strongest American presidents - including Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton - had majorities of their own party in the House and the Senate, but often butted heads with Congress anyway. Indeed, Theodore Roosevelt supposedly exclaimed, "Oh, if I could only be President and Congress together for just ten minutes!". (New York Post -- Opinions)
Moratorium Extension Cut Oct 10, 2008
-- Striding past a guard house that was a stopping point for dignitaries and regular visitors to Lyndon B. Johnson s Texas White House, participants in Saturday s Volkssportverein Friedrichsburg s Oktoberfest Walk strolled in the footsteps of history as they made their way around the LBJ National Historical Park and toured the house that President and Mrs. Johnson called home. Standard-Radio Post Photo by Cathy Collier. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Catherine Galbraith, at 97; transformed economist-husband's life and career Oct 4, 2008
At the White House, Mrs. Galbraith was a favorite dance partner of President Lyndon B. Johnson and "held her own" in a room with Jackie Kennedy, Parker said. The two women were of different generations, he noted, and Mrs. Galbraith's beauty was "not the beauty queen kind of beauty, but this deep, profound, womanly beauty with a sense of wholeness of person.". (Boston Globe)
More of this story Oct 4, 2008
President Lyndon B. Johnson, in signing the first presidential proclamation for White Cane Safety Day, commended the blind for the growing spirit of independence and the increased determination to be self-reliant that was demonstrated by the National Federation of the Blind in its push for the recognition. The white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind person s ability to come and go on his own, Johnson said in the proclamation. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Nick Reynolds; cofounded Kingston Trio folk group; 75 Oct 3, 2008
"The trio also had charted hits with "The Tijuana Jail;" "M.T.A." (better known as "Charlie on the M.T.A," about a man named Charlie trapped on Boston's subway system); and Seeger's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," a protest song that became popular with anti-Vietnam War activists and that the group eventually sang on the White House lawn as President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, looked on.Nicholas Wells Reynolds was born in San Diego to Stewart Shirley Reynolds, a Navy captain,... (Boston Globe)
Robert D. Novak Oct 3, 2008
Novak has also co-authored the following books with Evans: Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power, a political biography of President Johnson; Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power, a comprehensive study of the first two and one half years of the Nixon administration; and The Reagan Revolution, an analysis of Ronald Reagan's blueprint to transform the U.S. government. An esteemed television personality as well, Novak appears on and serves as co-executive producer of CNN's... (Townhall.com)
Ranch Walk Saturday At Stonewall Oct 3, 2008
The same office where President Lyndon B. Johnson once conducted the nation s business in the comfort of his Stonewall ranch home will be part of the scenic tour Saturday during Volkssportverein Friedrichsburg s annual October Walk ... The event at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall will coincide with the park s Centennial Celebration -- marking what would have been the late president s 100th birthday year. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Collection shows off campaign memorabilia Sep 25, 2008
According to Cox, the candid shots featuring such presidents as Richard Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson were taken by UTC alum John Rous while working as a White House assistant with the Associated Press. Letters from presidents, including Teddy Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bill Clinton have also been displayed for the UTC community. (The University Echo, TN)
Campaign memorabilia on display at Pump House Sep 24, 2008 Obama Campaign Quiet Since Palin Announcement Sep 24, 2008 Dallas legal community mourns Judge Barefoot Sanders passing Sep 23, 2008 State, insurers continue debate on mold coverage Sep 22, 2008 He presided over Dallas school desegregation Sep 22, 2008 Obama's North Dakota staff pulls out Sep 22, 2008 Makings of a better presidency Sep 21, 2008 A Very Forgettable Vice Presidential Nominee Sep 21, 2008 Let the debates begin Sep 21, 2008 History exposes debate hazards Sep 21, 2008 Appearance outweighs policy in election Sep 18, 2008 Struggling to restore faith in the system Sep 17, 2008 Abe, Ike, et al. Sep 17, 2008 Wounded Jackson man in jail after Friday drug raid Sep 14, 2008 A Dallas orchestra reimagines LBJ's duel wars Sep 14, 2008 Somerset native produces political documentary Sep 13, 2008 Palin, False Rumors And An Odd Ad Sep 12, 2008 Area officials blast tanker decision Sep 12, 2008 Politics and Punditry:Debates count more than running mates Sep 10, 2008 Texas travel guide Sep 10, 2008 TRENTONIAN EDITORIAL: Race, race, race Sep 9, 2008 McMurtry's new album about more than politics Sep 9, 2008 Book Review: Alternate Presidents Sep 7, 2008 Sam Tanenhaus Sep 4, 2008 Letter: Though Obama has style, his words may mean little Sep 2, 2008 Report: Deadly Levee Mistakes Sep 1, 2008 Obama Doubles Down Against History Aug 29, 2008 Cable, Quietly, Introduces an Anytime Elections Channel Aug 29, 2008 Voices speak about Obama's nomination Aug 28, 2008 Clinton: 'No way, no how, no McCain' Aug 27, 2008 From 'Cross of Gold' to 'Reporting for Duty' Aug 27, 2008 The Presidents Collection Aug 27, 2008 The Daily Show in Denver is Cant Miss Aug 25, 2008 Denver revs up for Democrats Aug 24, 2008 What we want in a Vice President Aug 21, 2008 Restored Texas White House Reopening Aug 21, 2008 Legendary Kahala Hotel & Resort is Favored Hawaii Hideout for Presidents and Dignitaries Aug 20, 2008 Conventions exist to be seen Aug 19, 2008 The first lady of the press corps Aug 19, 2008 The Fives: As political conventions approach, a nation yawns Aug 18, 2008 Genealogy Today: Cousin, cousin, who is your cousin? Aug 17, 2008 Editor's Mailbag (Aug. 11) Aug 14, 2008 Political Cards, Joker and Otherwise Aug 8, 2008 (VIDEO) Catalytic converter thefts up, but often unreported Aug 7, 2008 Exercise democracy - let the conventions decide on VPs Aug 6, 2008 Closures, cancellations Aug 5, 2008 Race remains political wild card Aug 3, 2008 Otto Fuerbringer, 97; led Time during a 'newsy decade' Aug 2, 2008 Cubs won nine in a row in August 1908 Aug 2, 2008 WRANGLING YOUNG ALASKA VOTERS Aug 1, 2008 Reversal of fortune Jul 31, 2008 Read My Lips Jul 31, 2008 Choosing a Vice President Jul 26, 2008 Obituaries for July 26, 2008 Jul 26, 2008 Teen Allegedly Kills Brother Over T-Shirt Jul 25, 2008 Estate sale draws crowd Jul 25, 2008 Mr. Know-it-all: When a president's son lived in Framingham Jul 22, 2008 NYT: Rivals McCain, Romney make up Jul 19, 2008 Obama VP Search: Hill Vet Or Change Agent? Jul 18, 2008 Dem Party chief to head South for votes Jul 16, 2008 NEWSWEEK: International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, July 21, 2008 Issue Jul 14, 2008 Michael DeBakey, pioneering heart doctor, dies at 99 Jul 13, 2008 Big men with passion Jul 13, 2008 2 development projects await approval Jul 13, 2008
As a Logan High School student, Brent Larson started collecting political buttons and memorabilia while campaigning for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Advertisement. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Shipp: Voter registration trends suggest Georgia turning blue Sep 24, 2008
By 1964, however, white Southerners were fed up with then-President Lyndon B. Johnson and civil rights demonstrations. When Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he reportedly said to an aide, "We have lost the South for a generation." He was dead right. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Alaskans last chose a Democrat for the presidency in 1964, when they backed Lyndon B. Johnson by a 2-1 margin over Barry Goldwater. Since 1980, the state has sent an all-Republican congressional delegation to Washington. (Newsmax)
Born in Feb. 1925, Judge Sanders also served as counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Chief District Judge Sidney Fitzwater with the U.S. Northern District of Texas said Monday that Judge Sanders was best known for his leadership, courage, compassion and intellect. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
A new hearing will be held on Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library Auditorium in Austin, 2313 Red River St., to give the public a chance to respond to TDI's recommendation. "We have implemented a 30-day comment period which finishes at the end of October," says TDI spokesman Mark Hanna. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Sanders served as a deputy attorney general during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He was senior district judge for the federal court's Northern District. (Houston Chronicle)
Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to carry North Dakota when he swamped Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964. George W. Bush twice won the state easily. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Lyndon B. Johnson came to office after serving as vice president, but he had spent 12 years in the Senate (including six as majority leader), and viscerally understood that domestic success was about one thing: votes in Congress. And after decades spent learning the institution, he knew how to attain them. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Three men all who would eventually become president occupied center stage that year: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. Immortalized by the first book in Theodore Whites The Making of the President series, the race of 60 has recently been revisited by historian-author in his book, 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon. (Townhall.com)
(Kennedy and Nixon weren't, either, and the only accomplished legislator of the 20th century to sit in the White House, Lyndon B. Johnson, wasn't so much a lawmaker as a deal-maker. What we really need to know is how both of them will deal with Congress and what Congress wants, not how they would deal with the aides they appoint to draw up the legislation they want. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson wasn't interested in sharing a stage with far-back Republican Barry Goldwater. In 1968, Nixon was the Republican nominee and avoided debating Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey. (USA Today)
The more attractive candidate prevails each time: Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in 1964, and Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and George McGovern in 1972. Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford in 1976, Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 and Walter Mondale in 1984, and George Bush, Sr. defeated Michael Dukakis in 1988. (The University Echo, TN)
"What we are seeing is a speculative market consuming itself," says James Galbraith, an economist at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson have struggled manfully to contain the crisis. (Boston Globe)
Similarly, the latter canvas features Andrew Jackson sharing laughs and good times with Democratic chums Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. "I knew the project would be popular when I began working on it," Mr. Thomas tells Inside the Beltway in a telephone interview from his Carthage, Mo. (Townhall.com)
Scott could not discuss many details of the 8:30 p.m. raid at the house in the 6000 block of Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, except to say it was a high risk narcotics search. It is unclear, Scott said, whether police shot Burton or if he was shot by one of his associates. (The Clarion-Ledger)
President Lyndon B. Johnson, in center at right, meeting with advisers on Aug. 4, 1964 ... The Dallas Symphony Orchestra wanted a grand piece of music to commemorate Lyndon B. Johnson, born 100 years ago, and it may have gotten more than it bargained for: a 70-minute oratorio with implicit reverberations about another war propelled by faulty intelligence, prosecuted by another Texan. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Dubbed American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals, the film begins by bouncing between clips of speeches by Democrat, and late former president, Lyndon B. Johnson and the current president, Republican George W. Bush. Conclusion: Though one was a liberal and the other conservative, they had much more in common than a Texas upbringing. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
But she could also be the first vice-presidential pick since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960 to alter a presidential campaign for the better. The Good. (CBS News)
In the 1964 presidential election, Alabama voted Republican, and Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won. Shortly afterward, Johnson closed Brookley. (AL.com)
After the first presidential debate in 1960 between Democrat Jack Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon, the Democratic president in 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson with a big lead in the public opinion polls refused to debate Republican Barry M. Goldwater. In 1968 and 1972, Republican Richard M. Nixon refused to risk his lead in the polls by debating. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Fodor s Hill Country driving tour includes stops at Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World ; the Y.O. Ranch in Kerrville; the German enclave of Fredericksburg, and Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park and other sites associated with the president. A section on wineries in the Hill Country recommends visiting in the fall to catch festivals like the Fredericksburg Food Fest and the Gruene Music Fest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
And what was the topic when Hilary Clinton partly credited the enactment of historic civil rights laws to the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Race, race, race, race. (The Trentonian, NJ)
And for McMurtry's last two albums, he's received contributions from a young baritone saxophone player named Curtis McMurtry, who also plays in the marching band at Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin. McMurtry the elder says his son earns no special rank in the hallways of LBJ High for appearing on his father's albums. (Athens Banner-Herald)
One of the most haunting stories Dispatches from the Revolution by Pat Cardigan reveals a world where Lyndon B. Johnson seeks another term in 68. One would expect Bobby Kennedy to become president, unfortunately things turn out dramatically and tragically different leading to a dictatorship where the Vietnam War lasts 40 years resulting in a destroyed Vietnam and an isolated U.S. where people cannot even travel across states. (Suite101.com)
Packer describes how Nixon, looking ahead to 1968, "saw that he could propel himself back to power on the strength of a new feeling among Americans who, appalled by the chaos of the cities, the moral heedlessness of the young, and the insults to national pride in Vietnam were ready to blame it all on the liberalism of President Lyndon B. Johnson." These angry whites included "the kind of men whom Nixon whipped into a frenzy one night in the fall of 1966" in a hotel in Columbia, South Carolina,... (Harper's Magazine)
Biden is not as inept a leader as then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson proved to be. Jordan Adams. (Daily Collegian, PA)
In Betsy's aftermath, President Lyndon B. Johnson -- like President Bush -- pledged to rebuild New Orleans and make it safe from hurricanes. Little more than a month after the storm, Congress gave the corps $85 million to build a Category 3 hurricane levee system. (Fox News)
Those races were: 1960 Vice President Richard M. Nixon v. Senator John F. Kennedy; 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson v. Senator Barry Goldwater; 1972 President Nixon v. Senator George McGovern; 1996 President Clinton v. Senator Bob Dole; and 2004 President Bush v. Senator John Kerry. Of those five races, the sitting senator lost four out of five races, or 20. (Townhall.com)
Depending on where they live, people can tune into the channel to see an infomercial for Barack Obama, coverage of the Democratic National Convention, or historical clips like Lyndon B. Johnson s Daisy ad. So far the nascent channel offers only about eight hours of programming. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Roger Wilkins, civil rights activist and assistant attorney general for President Lyndon B. Johnson. I m 76 years old, and I have participated in one aspect of the struggle or another since I was a teenager in high school. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Obama has been campaigning hard to win Virginia, which hasn't voted for a Democratic president since President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. According to CNN's electoral map, the state is a toss-up going into the general election. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
1960 Los AngelesJohn Kennedy becomes youngest Democrat ever nominated for President then surprises the convention by picking rival Lyndon B. Johnson to be his Vice President. 1956 Chicago Adlai Stevenson let the delegates pick his Veep. (Human Events Online)
The acclaimed "American Experience" series profiles the lives and legacies of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in this captivating box set featuring interviews with people close to the Presidents, historians, filmmakers, scholars and more. THE PRESIDENTS COLLECTION DVD set also includes over 90 minutes of bonus features, further delving into the singular... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
It includes profiles on Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Carter and Bush Sr. Maybe out of all that you can gain a new appreciation for the office itself. Maybe. (MSNBC -- News)
Colorado has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate only three times in more than a half-century: Harry Truman in 1948, Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and Bill Clinton in 1992. Holding the convention provides no guarantees. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Advertisement Last updated Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 - 05:34:55 am MST Sierra Vista, Arizona. Published on Thursday, August 21, 2008. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Texas White House at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will be open for the first time to the public, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 27. The ranch house, owned by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson has been maintained by the National Park Service since the 1970s but has not been open to park visitors. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
(Photo: ) Every U.S. president since Lyndon B. Johnson has stayed at The Kahala. Richard Nixon visited in 1972, Gerald Ford stayed at the hotel on his way to China, and Jimmy Carter dined here. (PR Newswire)
John F. Kennedy beat Hubert Humphrey in the Wisconsin and West Virginia and went to the convention backed by primary delegates while Lyndon B. Johnson arm-twisted the party bosses. Kennedy - and the new ways - prevailed. (AZCentral -- News)
Still wickedly sharp of memory, Thomas proves a charming raconteur in the film, which naturally includes her personal reflections on each U.S. president post-JFK. Thomas remembers his successor Lyndon B. Johnson as "sadistic" for his habit of speaking almost inaudibly and insistence on taking reporters on long walks around the White House lawn. And after Johnson came Richard Milhous Nixon, whose presidency was shortened by the Watergate scandal. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
And while his message rang out of tune in the general election in November where he was crushed by the incumbent Democrat, Lyndon B. Johnson, Goldwater's message remained as a foundation upon which Ronald Reagan would build his successful campaign for the presidency in 1980. The age of cynicism had arrived in one sudden violent movement known as the the 1968 Democratic Convention. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Obama neglected to mention that through his mother Stanley Ann Dunham, he is also tenth cousin once removed of President George W. Bush, ninth cousin of Vice President Dick Cheney, and cousin as well to former presidents Gerald Ford, Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman and James Madison. These relationships can also be explored on the Web at. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Mr. Bamford argues that the Liberty attack came at a time when President Lyndon B. Johnson was anxious to avoid worsening relations with Israel in the midst of the Middle East crisis. The Israeli government gave Washington a classified report to show that the attack was a mistake, and the Johnson administration then discounted the incident. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
I first heard the term used when President Lyndon B. Johnson tried to force a reluctant Congress to pass a Great Society-type program in 1964 by invoking the memory of his predecessor, President John F. Kennedy. "He is using the JFK card," we were told. (Townhall.com)
Harn confirmed the targeting of commercial vehicles by thieves, adding that in June a U-Haul in Garland off Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway had experienced the theft of several converters at one time. The thieves, he said, are attracted to large groups of unattended trucks at some businesses. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Obama may not relish sharing the campaign trail with Hillary Rodham Clinton, but he does relish winning, and so might accept Clinton in the same spirit that John F. Kennedy accepted Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960. If that choice were made on the convention floor, at least it would appear less cynical. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
All day surgeries, elective surgeries, outpatient therapy, and specialty and outpatient clinic appointments will be canceled at both Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospitals. The Texas City and Galveston VA Clinics will close on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. (KHOU.com, TX)
Gradually, political calculations changed, and President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, said famously he was delivering the South to the Republicans when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Four years later, Richard Nixon, a Republican, won the White House with a so-called Southern strategy that played on white anger with racial integration. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
He had previously met several times with President Lyndon B. Johnson, but when they met again, after his article had appeared, the president said, "I'd rather see you than read you," Mr. Fuerbringer recounted in 2007 in his autobiography, "On Time.". Mr. Fuerbringer brought a vibrancy and a degree of controversy to what had long been a rather taut, tartly written publication. (Boston Globe)
On Aug. 27, Lyndon B. Johnson is born near Stonewall, Texas. Two days later, U.S. Olympians return from the London Games and are greeted in New York with a ticker-tape parade. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democratic nominee to carry the state when he was elected in 1964. Republicans have controlled Alaska's electoral votes each election since. (Juneau Empire)
Like Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democrat who presided over Vietnam and the war on poverty, George Bush wanted to have both guns and butter. But he went one further than Johnson: Bush not only fought a foreign war and created a new Medicare prescription drug plan, but he also did it all while slashing taxes. (The Augusta Chronicle)
His successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, thought the economy could support the Vietnam War as well as his vast social agenda. He was wrong. (SmartMoney)
The Kennedy clan wasn't that enthralled with Lyndon B. Johnson in 1961. In fact, they disliked him. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
While her career includes milestones for female communicator/journalists, she shared tea with (then) Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at their Johnson City Ranch in 1961 and was a guest of the French government on board the inaugural flight of Air France in 1962. Wenger's White House press credentials gave her passage into the Oval Office where she photographed President John F. Kennedy and Nakita Khrushchev discussing the red phone hotline between Washington D. C. and the Kremlin. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Benton was taken to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, where he died. Investigators said the younger brother confessed to stabbing Benton in the stomach because Benton was wearing his T-shirt. (Click2Houston, TX)
The collection includes pens used by former U.S. presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Gerald R. Ford. Collectibles such as those will be auctioned online. (The St. Augustine Record)
" In 1950, Roosevelt ran for governor of California where he was "beaten handily by incumbent Earl Warren, who was elected for a third term," according to Wikipedia. In 1954, Roosevelt was elected to the 84th Congress of the United States and served as a California congressman until 1965. In 1965, Roosevelt ran for mayor of Los Angeles but lost to incumbent San Yorty. The same year, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Roosevelt a delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. He... (Framingham TAB, MA)
Of course in politics the pragmatic often trumps the personal, and rivals have often wound up sharing tickets, from Lyndon B. Johnson signing on as John F. Kennedys running mate to George Bush signing on as Ronald Reagans (after memorably excoriating Mr. Reagans fiscal proposals as voodoo economics). But that was all in the pre-YouTube era, when political jabs had a much shorter shelf life. (MSNBC -- Politics)
John F. Kennedy, on the other hand, opted for a rival and his senior, consummate Senate insider Lyndon B. Johnson, a purely strategic choice aimed at expanding the geographic, ideological and generational reach of the ticket. But like Clinton and Kennedy, Obama has youth and relative inexperience that add to the stakes in his decision, which should provide a window into the candidate's perception of his own strengths and weaknesses, as well as his taste for political risk. (CBS News)
But as President Lyndon B. Johnson famously predicted when he signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the party gradually lost support in the region. Georgia native Jimmy Carter is the only Democratic presidential candidate to win broad support in the South since then. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Lincoln, Lyndon B. Johnson and Bobby Kennedy all switched positions on significant issues. Those were conversions of courage, but changing one's mind in politics is more often lambasted than lionized. (PR Newswire)
"Dr. DeBakey was the first to perform replacement of arterial aneurysms and obstructive lesions in the mid-1950s. He later developed bypass pumps and connections to replace excised segments of diseased arteries.A tireless worker and a stern taskmaster, Dr. DeBakey had scores of patients under his care at any one time. He performed more than 60,000 heart surgeries during his 70-year career, The Methodist Hospital said. His patients ranged from penniless peasants to such famous figures as the Duke... (Boston Globe)
Nelson A. Rockefeller and Lyndon B. Johnson were part of different worlds, with different experiences and different assumptions. But though this may be the first time in the century since they were born that they have been grouped together, it is increasingly apparent that in the important things -- and in the legacies they left behind -- Rockefeller and Johnson may have been more similar than different. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Developer John Giardino of said he is working with state, local and federal offices to obtain necessary approvals to move tenants of the Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments to a new, low-rise housing complex on Amherst Street. The site is the abandoned Amherst Bowling Alley. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
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