Thank you for sharing this with us. I was in 8th grade Civics class when the announcement came over the P. A. system. I can still remember everything about that moment. The weather, the silence right after the announcement and then when I turned around and saw one of the football players, the
comedian, with tears running down his face...I knew it was real. I don't remember what happened before the announcement or even how we got home. I remember looking out on the cold, gray day, outside our classroom, on the first floor. Hearing that announcement and seeing Al's face.
With all the hallmarks of a good leader managing through huge change: clear and concise acknowledgment, empathy, direction, willingness to listen, reminder of mission.
And this reposted because someone liked it . Biden didn’t . @aoc.bsky.social this is why Dems aren’t supported . Too slow and if they get rough like Biden did they call him angry.
I also assert this. He risked it all for the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. He did triflin things too, as a person and President, but the Great Society was such incredible work.
There's no way I see Vance releasing something like this. He'll just say "I'm a hillbilly and yall are too...we can do it!!"....and then luckily, Democrats will take over again and things will be normal 🥰
Kennedy got burned (Bay of Pigs) by his national security team, so he was wary. LBJ took their advice on Vietnam. Domestically, he was one of our greatest presidents.
When JFK was shot, we did not know what might follow.The facts had yet to come out, and it was feared that there would be instability to come. Johnson’s leadership was crucial. Thanks for posting this.
Anyone interested in the Kennedy and/or Johnson presidencies should read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book An Unfinished Love Story. Her husband worked in the Kennedy administration and she herself worked for President Johnson
I remember him saying he would do his best. He asked for the public's help and for God's.
I saw my parent's faces change when he said that.
They weren't particularly fond of LBJ. Later they would protest against him as did I, but in that moment they did.
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high school. sophomore. biology.
Weather, beautiful November day in upstate New York.
People often mock me when I assert that LBJ was one of the best Presidents, but to me this is further proof of his greatness.
I remember him saying he would do his best. He asked for the public's help and for God's.
I saw my parent's faces change when he said that.
They weren't particularly fond of LBJ. Later they would protest against him as did I, but in that moment they did.
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-upon-arrival-andrews-air-force-base-0