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Wouldnt have to pull that bucket. have a pump to do it. vote for me and you wont look like your mother. you cant get more powerful. >> the first politician i ever saw or had any consciousness of was lyndon johnson. >> that would have been 1948 he was running for the senate. i was 11 years old. we heard he was coming to the vacant lot where we played baseball in ft. worth. it was a big event in the neighborhood, because we heard he was coming in a helicopter. we had never seen a helicopter. he ha...

For the rest of my life and yours. >> long before lyndon johnson came into a position of power our leaders were recommending great advances in the field of civil rights and great advances in the field of health and education and environment, things of that nature. i just happened to be the catalyst. >> lbj, like so many of our presidents, was driven to greatness. he wanted to be a great president. he wanted to do the greatest good for the greatest number. that was his motivation. thats how he wa...

To compensate for the democratic votes he was losing from the south. >> reporter: its a harsh reality that has led to disappointment for democrats on everything from bidens sweeping plan to remake americas social safety net, to even modest attempts at police reform. >> theres so much about having a 50/50 senate and a closely divided house that makes it excruciating for a president because you have no margin for error. >> reporter: those fault lines in congress, exposed most recently as urged law...

And say, what is my program going to be? >> i will have been in washington 30 years come next year. i was first elected to congress when i was 28 in 1937. >> he came here as a young congressman during the depression. he made a name for himself because he was a whirlwind. he represented the state of texas. he did all he could to get as many government projects down there. >> one of his great achievements and one of the things that had endeared him to president roosevelt was his hard work and brin...

>> you have the president of the united states taking this communal theme of the soul of this movement, we shall overcome, and bringing it front and center of his speech, proposing new voting rights legislation. >> president johnson made one of the most meaningful speeches than any president in modern time in the question of voting rights and civil rights. >> he embraced the song of the civil rights movement, which i interpreted it as embracing the vision that he shared with martin luther king. ...

Like us because of the color of our skin? >> somehow you never forget what poverty and hatred could do when you see its scars on the hopeful face of a young child. >> for the first time he sees through their eyes the sting of poverty and bigotry, and racial hatred. >> cotulla, texas made lyndon johnson a different person. being exposed to somebody who was disregarded just because of their background made a big difference to him. >> it never even occurred to me in my fondest dreams that i might h...

Offices, its not very comfortable, but it has to be do done," she said. trying to keep up for her and her son has been hard, she says, i asked her how its been emotionally. [ speaking foreign language ] "there is uncertainty because when the date for paying these bills arrives and you dont have the full amount, you feel anguished as a sole provider, as a single mother, it is difficult," she said. cnn, tampa, florida. and this quick programming note. on this presidents day weekend, cnn is premi...

Mouth, and tongue, or trouble breathing. dont stop your asthma treatments unless your doctor tells you to. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection or your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. this is the sound of fasenra. ask your doctor about fasenra. the trouble is the man is locked in behind the gates. he sees the people. i want to break through like a wild pony. >> lbj is a very personal presidency. this man was desperately insecure at times. he wanted the love of...

It is wrong -- deadly wrong, to deny any of your fellow americans the right to vote in this country. wednesday, i will send to congress a law designed to eliminate illegal barriers to the right to vote. this bill will strike down restrictions to voting in all elections. >> well, i think president johnson said what i expected him to say about voting rights and about submitting the voting rights act. what i didnt expect was for him to make it so personal. >> my first job after college was as a tea...

>> 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 be loved. he wanted to do good without...