CNN LBJ Triumph and Tragedy February 21, 2022 05:36:00
Leader the senate had ever had. >> johnson was a man who was capable of making congress begin to function during those eisenhower years. dare i say, congress would have been at a complete standstill if it hasn't been for johnson. >> i think it was pretty apparent in the 1950s that he was looking for a higher office. >> senator kennedy offered lbj the vice president diencephalon because he believed he, more than anyone, would be able to one, carry texas, and help him in the south and southwest. bobby kennedy came down to talk joh johnson into accepting the vice-president. >> no question, bobby ...