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He lost medicare the first go around because he didnt have the votes and democrats didnt want to follow him. he gets 61% of the popular vote. wins every state except five in the deep south and barry goldwaters home state of arizona. he had a landslide victory and democrats are eager to fall behind him, along with members of the republican party and thats the way he gets a lot done. joe biden never had that. >> lbjs voting rights act has been rolled back because of lack of a from congress. what w...

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Thanks for being here. >> great to be here. >> lbj signed the civil rights act and voting rights act. his decision to escalate the war in street than overshadowed his legacy. like mother, like son. how this olympic medalist surprised his mom who won gold 50 years ago. and its easy to customize your insurance at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what y you need. isnt t that right limu? limu? limu? sosorry, one sec. doug blows several different whistles. doug b blows several different whistl...

This presidents day weekend cnn is premiering a new original series focused on the life and presidency of linden b. johnson. heres the preview. >> there was always that sense he was no john kennedy, and indeed he wasnt. >> is there anything i did someone didnt approve of, they would always feel that president kennedy wouldnt have done that. my conduct in the office being contrasted with president kennedys conduct, well, with my accent and his accent, with my background and his background. >> his...

Against it, what the hell is the presidency for? if you cant do big things, dont come to the presidency. >> he used the martyrdom and then went on to voting rights the following year. >> theres always a lot of talk about comparisons, historical comparisons between president biden and lbj to some extent. what do you think is a fair comparison there? how do you think this current president, in terms of what he wants to accomplish and has accomplished, stacks up to what lbj did in his five years in...

Vietnam war, he was one of the most consequential presidents in american history? >> absolutely. i think there is no doubt that he is. and i think when it comes to vietnam, for better or worse, i think he completely shaped the america that were all living in today. whether people know it or not. every day of all americans lives were being touched by legislation that was proposed and passed by lyndon johnson. and things did not work out for him in vietnam. which is one of the most amazing parts o...

Life. their cause must be our cause, too. because its not just negros, but really its all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice, and we shall overcome. >> we didnt shout. we didnt clap when president johnson said we shall overcome. it was as though we were all praying silently, thank god. that was the only time i ever saw martin luther king shed a tear. >> you have the president of the united states taking this communal theme of the soul of

Information. in that clip lbj is basically talking about his plan b for if the voting rights act was not put into place. tell us about his thinking behind wanting another alternative if the legislative route did not work. >> thats a stunning moment in the film, abby. as you see those great civil rights leaders reacting to this tape of lyndon johnson talking about this alternate plan. lyndon johnson had expended his political capital on the civil rights act of 1964, out of which he stripped a ver...

See a path to the passing of civil rights legislation. johnson immediately assumes the mantle of the martyred president and says that we will pass federal civil rights legislation as a tribute to john f. kennedy. >> no memorial or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedys memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. >> you havent been elected. you have to run for re-election. you want to take on civil rights, which is -- talk about s...

President some power. >> beginning in january of 1965, the world began to come into my parents home, in a house that was occupied with a mother, a father and little girl. the world knew dr. king as martin luther king, i knew him as uncle martin. he and my parents became friends in the 1950s, and they talked about life and the challenges, particularly all african american families were feeling at the time. so when the selma to montgomery march approached, he asked my parents if he could plan the ...