Word: lyndon
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...objects of loathing. It could happen. It is almost impossible to predict when the public will decide that a President is more loser than winner. But the people let the White House know in a hurry when they make up their minds. It was some time in 1966 that Lyndon Johnson got the word that the Viet Nam War outweighed his Great Society. Then his funny accent and his habitual fibbing, which hadn't angered that many folks, became the focus of derision. None of Richard Nixon's political excesses kept him from crushing George McGovern...
...members to begin negotiations with unions for salary raises for workers, in hopes of averting further riots. Undoubtedly he wants to avoid a repeat of the uprising that occurred 19 years ago last week, which was also sparked in part by opposition to IMF measures. In that incident, President Lyndon Johnson sent in 27,000 U.S. troops to avert "another Cuba." Ironically, Jorge Blanco and his party led that revolt...
Some "serious" historians have criticized Tuchman for selling out, saying she narrates history without drawing any conclusions. The March of Folly, however, should satisfy both camps. Tuchman packs her writing with tidbits--scandalous, racy, funny, and troubling--about leaders from Pope Alexander VI (1592-1503) to Lyndon B. Johnson, while at the same time drawing parallels between the ages and generalities from the events...
...This man's model is Adolf Hitler!" cried one of the three supporters of the Lyndon LaRouche presidential campaign who disrupted the class...
...conflict between Hart and Mondale over foreign and defense questions is in the tradition of Democratic primaries. In 1968, for instance, Antiwar Candidate Eugene McCarthy helped persuade President Lyndon Johnson not to run again by nearly upsetting him in New Hampshire. Because foreign affairs are more exclusively the province of the Executive Branch than are domestic matters, campaign promises are taken more seriously by voters-and by America's allies. A British diplomat has traveled on the Hart plane to observe the candidate on the stump. On an eight-day tour of the U.S. (see following story), French President...