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Never had any responsibility like that. but i have not been free of problems or troubles all my life. and responsibilities. my knowledge of history, i knew what had confronted vice presidents before. >> the end of the oath, lbj turned and embraced mrs. kennedy and he kissed mrs. johnson. he wanted us to get out of dallas to get back to washington as soon as possible. j johnson said, lets get airborne. the democratic congressmen had their hand out to shake his hand. i saw him. president johnson h...

This. thank you. >> yes, sir. two teams of detectives say theyve solved the mystery of qanon. who they say is behind the conspiracy coming up. first, "lbj triumph and tragedy" continues tonight at 9:00. >> lbj was intensely aware that he came into the office under the cloak of tragedy. >> it drove him to try to do things no one else had ever achieved. >> he said to his aides, what the hell is the presidency for if youre not going to do something bold, why be here? >> i think lyndon johnson w...

Have the power, the political capital to push through a voting rights law. he wanted them to think it was all on them to show americans the very worst of voting suppression in order to turn the tide on the american conscience, to get americans rallied around voting rights. he didnt want them to know what he was doing behind the scenes to try to uphold voting rights without getting a voting acts right through. that was plan a. he really wanted a voting rights act to go through. he was doing every...

>> i abg ccept your nomination. >> something big is brewing. >> selma did everything to keep people from voting. >> so we had bloody sunday. >> people couldnt turn away anymore. the presidential car moving out. it appears as though something has happened in the motorcade -- >> lbj was intensely aware that he came into the office under the cloak of tragedy. >> he assumes office and the first thing he goes to get done is the civil rights act. >> in the south thats like throwing a match on gasoli...

Humphrey because he regarded hubert humphrey as being more in his camp than he did any other vice president candidate. hubert was not in any way connected with the kennedys. johnson wanted to be elected in his own right. >> many people on his campaign staff said the south will be lost as a result of the 1964 civil rights bill, and my mother said no. >> it was difficult for the president to go through the south and campaign. the decision had been made to have lady bird carry the campaign through ...

Candella, the director of lbj, triumph and tragedy the series. and you hear president johnson saying we must abolish all racial discrimination. why was it important for him to take up civil rights as soon as becoming president. >> i think that lbj looked at civil rights and poverty as moral issues and i know it surprised a lot of people that early on in his legislative record he was not a strong supporter of it. that changed in 1957. and it is really remarkable if you look at what he did in pass...

In this instance, the civil rights leaders didnt necessarily know they were on the same page. >> when we left, dr. king said, we have to get the president some power. >> thats what precipitated the voting rights campaign. were going to give him some power. built for modern families. get $1,500 lease cash toward a 2022 rx 350. ♪ (mail recipient 1) thank you. thats open. (mail recipient 2) all the mail is open. (mail recipient 4) so this ones open too. (delivery man) yeah, that ones open. (mail ...

Involvement ending the war in kosovo. and carters 1980, iran hostage crisis. lbjs decision not to run for re-election continuing the vietnam war. what impact could it have on bidens presidency? joining my a cornell professor, hes written about the battlefield casualties on the ballot box. professor, thanks for being here. we live in such a polarized era. do we still rally around the flag? >> thanks so much for having me, michael. the short answer is, yes, we do but its a contingent one. one of t...

And ill let you in on a secret. i mean to use it. >> that sort of let you know who he really was, and i think that that is probably one of the most sincere and devout confessions ever made by an american president. >> mr. johnson was making more than a political speech. he didnt have to say all that he said. president johnson spoke out of his heart. >> lyndon johnson understood the political condition of the negros in america other than any other politicians in my lifetime. any other white polit...

The cloak of tragedy. >> it drove him to try to do things no one else had ever achieved. >> he said to his aides, what the hell is the presidency for if you are not going to do something bold, why be here? >> i think lyndon johnson would be seen today as one of our greatest presidents because of all that he did, but he made one bad mistake. >> vietnam really pulled him apart. he couldnt make a win out of this, no matter how hard he tried. >> lbj said i wish they knew that i want peace as much as...