Death of LBJ as it broke

The news came in the middle of a story on talks between the U.S. and Vietnam

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News & Politics

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• Lyndon
• Johnson

[mezzofondo]

Boy, some of the people commenting on this video are batshit loony...

[patricia2249]

P.S. I haven't heard a typewriter click clack for a very long time. Ahh, simpler times

[bduhe219]

@801liveable it was a vote on ideology and not party. consevatives opposed and liberals were for. in those days the two parties had differing ideologies and worked better than i think they do today. i blame the ultra conservatives for todays problems. they alienated the ROCKERFELLER republicans and pushed liberal, and even now are trying to push out moderates from their party...what a disservice to the american public. i do agree with you, too bad these illinformed new comers to politics dont.

[7071t6]

Dont say too much like before mate, re: Masuer found at DSBD etc, Wait to we tell you what we want you to say.

[sabreyow]

@candytotty it was still rare for people to have color tv's and for the news to be in color for some reason..i remember being 5 or 6 in 73 and watching the news in b&w...we still had a 19 inch black and white tv until 1982 or so..lol

[AltamontUnit10]

@candytotty Color TV was around in mid to early 50's but sets were expensive and it was not until the mid 60's before the general public started buying color sets, and it was not until the mid 70's that a color set became the norm in US households. Color programs at the time were special events and the news was a regular broadcast. It may seem strange, but think about how long High Def TV has been around (first analog HD in the US in 1981) and how it is not totally the standard in the US yet.

[candytotty]

I'm just curious, I'm sorry, I'm from 1987 and I know I'm behind the generations before of transitioning from Black & White TV to Color TV. This was 1973, why was this in black and white? thank you :-)

[801liveable]

@sunshine45986 I don't have to learn my history. I already know it.I was a history major in college.In 1964, in the House, Democrats on the bill voted 152 yes-96 no.On the Republican side 138 yes-34 no.In the Senate the bill won passage 76-18..Through my careful and meticulous calculations neither political party in the majority was opposed. It was a bipartisan win for the bill. Now, I have a question for you. Who was the first president of the United States.You have 15 seconds.

[sunshine45986]

@801liveable It was Democrats who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964! Learn your history!

[801liveable]

@dualityofman999 You are hilarious..Funny as hell..Vista is shit. I had one..Now to a serious note..Medicaid and Civil rights pased under LBJ to the angst of republicans..

[Sept11Discovery]

Right this second...LBJ is burning in hell.....and I hope JFK and RFK and MLK are watching with glee....