President Lyndon Johnson - First State of the Union

[RandyAKing]

I guess behind him would be the Speaker and President pro tempore?

[RandyMarsh911]

that to me sounds like a guy taking all the credit for someone elses work.

[Tonyo1221]

Not a mention of Kennedy, and he only dead 7 weeks . . . !??

That Johnson was dirty.

[steveforsane]

Lyndon Johnson, one of the greatest US presidents..Longest substained economic growth in American history, balance budget, surplus, Great Society, medicare, medical, voting rights...Education, space program, strong military forces, lower taxes...its been all down hill, after Johnson... Truely a president for the people.. What do we got now???? LOSERS, presidents working for big bussiness, corrupt congress!

[stabbed22]

@steveforsane Longest sustained economic growth is key. Ten years of war might do that to a war-driven economy. Look at Roosevelt's Victory program. Go figure what that did to the economy.

[045781]

Unknown to the general American public and never mentioned in history books is the fact that a Texas Grand Jury has officially indicted and found Lyndon Johnson guilty as a co-conspirator (from his association with Malcolm Wallace, Billie Sol Estes and Edward Clark) in the following nine (9) murders:

[longfiller2548]

In this case, Bush made crime against humanity, lying us, sending our boys to the death in Iraq. By fearing us, bush administration reduce our freedom, increase our national dept, let banks do want they want with our credits.

The result is the economic crisis, that Iraq became the most dangerous country in the world, a real hell on earth, and Ben Laden haven't paid for his crime, he is in Pakistan, not in Iraq. Bush went for the oil, which served him and his military industrial friends.

[045781]

Both Bush's wanted the oil, they both were bad.

One day they will join Johnson in HELL.

[045781]

LBJ was a serial killer and mass murderer; read "The Texas Connection" by Craig Zirbel and any objective account of the Vietnam War

[BamaChris]

you are a nut

[045781]

That's all you got,? you'e nothing, a nobody

Don't even know how to debate.

[willb48]

The two Roosevelts were the greatest presidents of the 20th Century. Lyndon Johnson was a visionary - would that his vision had carried on through the revanchist Republican onslaught of the next forty-five years.

[mxc4romano]

On the left: Speaker of the House John McCormack (D-MA)

Right: President pro tempore Carl Hayden (D-AZ); also the longest tenured congressman in American history (Representative 1912-1927; Senator 1927-1969)

[dpludwig]

yes and they were next in line of succession should johnson have kicked the bucket before his second term

pretty scary eh? they look like two living fossils

[norr4636]

Second Term? He finish the rest of the term of President Kennedy, and was elected to a full term. So technically he only served one term. The one year and two months of President Kennedy's term don't count as a first term.

[BamaChris]

you're right. hell, McCormack is even forgetting to close his mouth, in typical geezer fashion.

[hotelcalifornia1976]

wasn't VP yet

[CaptainDesiderio]

Where is Hubert Humphrey?