Word: roosevelts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would try Job, and Johnson is somewhat less patient. Harry Truman once described how it would be when Dwight Eisenhower replaced him. "He'll sit there and he'll say, 'Do this! Do that!' " said Truman. "And nothing will happen." In a memorable outburst, Franklin Roosevelt complained that it was tough enough getting action from the Treasury and State departments, but that "the Na-a-vy" beat the two of them hands down. "To change anything in the Na-a-vy," grumbled Roosevelt, "is like punching a feather bed. You punch it with your right...
...system of power as the rival of power. Johnson came to the White House with the most extensive congressional experience of any U.S. President, and to him the theory that the branches of the Government should be coordinate, not one subordinate to another, is a living reality. Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy all scrapped bitterly with Congress at different times, but that is one thing that Johnson wants desperately to avoid. "I don't want to come...
...Congressman from 1937 to 1948, Johnson learned his politics from a couple of masters, Roosevelt and fellow Texan Sam Rayburn. Once, he wanted F.D.R.'s approval for an electrification project in his Tenth District, but found that every time he got into the oval office, Roosevelt dominated the conversation and waved him out before he had a chance to make his pitch. It is a technique that Johnson has since emulated with great success. In any case, Lyndon learned that Roosevelt was a sucker for photos of dams, brought along a batch of big glossy prints the next time...
...Roosevelt, a six-term Congressman, plans to campaign "not as a liberal Democrat but as a man with a bread and butter program for getting things done." He has the backing of Governor Pat Brown, and will have the support of the state's regular Democratic organization. But Sam Yorty is an old hand at knocking over organizations...
...Hilton's closest associate in building the company into the world's largest hotel chain. While Hilton made deals, Williford shaped day-to-day operating procedures. An easygoing executive who campaigns constantly for greater hotel courtesy, he has headed such famous Hilton properties as Manhattan's Roosevelt and Plaza hotels, Chicago's Conrad Hilton and Palmer House. A big color photo of Conrad Hilton dominates his Chicago office...