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He knew lbj had health problems, a weak heart. >> my father felt like he was in a race against time from the time he had a heart attack at 47. >> my blood pressure dropped to zero. when you go through a situation like that, you never forget it. its always there. >> he believed and would say so to many staff, not just to me, that he would die young, his father died young. >> no male member of his family lived to be 64 and he had no reason to believe he would be 65. >> he did carry that in his min...

Vice presidency. >> no question, bobby thought -- that he was the heir apparent. johnson said sex and jealousy get people to do more mean and nasty things than any two other factors. there was certainly jealousy there on bobbys part. >> the democratic party nominated senator john f. kennedy for president of the united states. and for vice president, senator lyndon b. johnson. the party united behind its candidates. >> i think had lyndon johnson not been on that ticket, jack kennedy would not hav...

People would stop what they were doing and came to selma, so we knew we had to march. >> the biggest problem we have is communicating with george wallace. they are going to have another march tomorrow and as we see it its going to go from bad to worse. do you think you have that much standing with him? >> my relationship with george has been very good, but you cant trust him. >> after bloody sunday and that thwarted march, lbj is working behind the scenes to ensure that theres a peaceful march, ...

Vote, and we extend it to whoever it is and we dont want special privilege for anybody but equality for all and we can stand on that principle. >> i think president johnson is very concerned at not being perceived as not supporting the voting rights activism. that doesnt mean he doesnt support voting rights, but not withstanding the difficulty that stands ahead, he needs others to intervene on the ground while he can be above the fray, so to speak. >> if you can find the worst condition of being...

Well do things even the 64 act couldnt do. >> lbj has faith in the american people they will do what is right, but they need to see first what is wrong. >> johnson leans in with king to put those moments in front of the nation. let people see whats going on, whats happening. we see in the months that would follow kings work in selma, alabama. >> president johnson and dr. king had been deliberating for sometime, brokering an agreement, if you will, that dr. king deliver a peaceful march. >> the p...

Health intervention thats working. >> reporter: for now, people such as monica dias are glad theres a new safer place to use. as for the day when she doesnt have to -- >> do you have thoughts about getting clean. >> they seem distant. >> okay. >> yeah. >> jason carroll, thank you for that. during his time in office, lbj signed historic legislation. everyone thought biden would be able to do the same. up next, how having votes in congress means everything for a presidents agagenda. out here, your...

Peaceful protesters like john lewis getting beaten, it changes the temperature, nationally. >> reporter: while president johnsons legacy may ultimately been marred by the war in vie vietnam, president bidens first year in office was dominated by covid-19 and other woes. the question is whether he can turn things around for the midterms in november -- >> mr. president! >> reporter: -- and beyond. >> the hope he has that the virus will recede, inflation will be tamed and in summer people will form...

Blackbird, blackbird, fly away home. >> my friends, this is a country of many viewpoints and i respect your right to express your own. now its my turn to express mine. thank you. >> i saw crowds just dissolve. >> they heckled her a lot. they were pretty ugly in south carolina and when a child gets hurt he goes home and doesnt go back, and we dont want that to happen. we love those people and the only thing to do is to go and tell them we love them. >> one of lbjs motivations in his life was to b...

Over this country. but now, i do have that chance. and ill let you in on a secret, i mean to use it. >> that sort of lets 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 the things he said. president johnson spoke out of his heart. >> lyndon johnson understood the political condition of negros in america better than any ...

Wanted was a part of congress at that time. >> i heard him at one end of the cloak room talking to sam. sam, why dont you let this nigger bill pass? that was not the language he would employ later on. at that time, he was in the trenches with guys who were determined not to let a bill pass. >> the civil rights bill of 1957 didnt do very much to secure african americans rights. it did establish a u.s. civil rights commission that would study the problem and report on instances of discrimination. ...