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...begun to reminisce nostalgically about the Eisenhower and Kennedy years when press conferences were regularly scheduled well ahead of time and there were no rude surprises, no unventilated rooms with not enough chairs to go around. It would almost seem they have already forgotten how much they grumbled about Ike's scrambled syntax and Kennedy's agility at ducking embarrassing questions...
...President also went out of his way to consult with Republican Dwight Eisenhower-sometimes a sign that a crash landing is in prospect. Hearing that Ike was in Washington for a routine physical examination, Johnson invited the old soldier to the White House for a two-hour talk, followed by lunch...
...makeup of the delegation set off a round of speculation. There was comment that the President could and should have made a gracious gesture by naming former President Dwight Eisenhower as one of the U.S. representatives; instead, Ike flew as a private citizen to pay his last respects to his old wartime comrade...
...Like Ike, Johnson has worked at projecting himself as a "President of all the people," excluding no group from his embrace-except, possibly, Goldwater Republicans. "Most people want what you would call a 'prudent progressivism,' " says Johnson. "They want you to march forward, constantly going ahead, but never getting both feet off the ground at the same time. I hope I'm progressive without being radical. I want to be prudent without being reactionary." That is a philosophy that not only straddles the middle but engulfs the edges as well, and most Americans obviously subscribe...
...successfully has Johnson restored communication between both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue that 1964's congressional session was the most fruitful in a decade. He got 57.6% of his 217 specific requests, the best batting average since Ike got 64.7% of his 232 requests in 1954. Almost as important, he got it without alienating any sizable factions...