Lyndon Baines Johnson

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    “Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television—with the communication media. I don’t think the press has understood me.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past—to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority’s whims and the minority’s rights.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “I told them I’m not going to let Vietnam go the way of China. I told them to go back and tell those generals in Saigon that Lyndon Johnson intends to stand by our word, but by God, I want something for my money. I want ‘em to get off their butts and get out in those jungles and whip hell out of some Communists. And then I want ‘em to leave me alone, because I’ve got some bigger things to do right here at home.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “All radio is dead. Which means that these tape recordings I’m making are for the sake of future history. If any.”
    —BarrĂ© Lyndon (1896–1972)

    “This is not a jungle war, but a struggle for freedom on every front of human activity.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “Well, there she is folks. The land of milk and honey—California.”
    —Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)