Top Items About LBJ
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| Images | LBJ pulling his beagle's ears | President Johnson often appeared in photographs with his pet beagles, 'Him' and 'Her.' Thisphotograph, depicting LBJ lifting 'Him' by the ears, caused a storm of protest. In his defense, Johnson claimed that the dog enjoyed it, and added: "My mother used to pull my ears, and it never got that much attention." | root | 811 | |
| Anecdotes | Korean Diplomacy | While visiting Korea one year, President Lyndon B. Johnson received a formal apology from his Korean counterpart. Not... | Anonymous | 23 | |
| Jokes | Robert Novak: Slob | Young Robert Novak was a notorious slob. His parents often visited his dorm at the University of Illinois to clean his... | Anonymous | 19 | |
| Anecdotes | Nixon`s Promise | In 1954, Richard Nixon, then Vice President of the United States, wrote a note to his wife, Pat, promising never again... | Anonymous | 17 | |
| Anecdotes | Conspiracy Theory | JFK`s assassination spawned conspiracy theories ranging from the plausible (for example, that he had been done in by... | Anonymous | 16 | |
| Anecdotes | Richard Nixon: Think Big? | "I`d rather use the nuclear bomb," Richard Nixon told national security adviser Henry Kissinger a few weeks before ordering... | Anonymous | 16 | |
| Anecdotes | Uncle Ho | In the mid-1960s, it became clear to Lyndon B. Johnson that the escalating war in Vietnam threatened to imperil... | Anonymous | 14 | |
| Anecdotes | Johnson to the Fore | When LBJ was majority leader of the Senate, his colleagues were encouraged to work with diligence well into the dusky hours. | Anonymous | 13 | |
| Anecdotes | Tents Decision | President Lyndon B. Johnson once sought a way to remove J. Edgar Hoover from his post as the head of the FBI. When... | Anonymous | 11 | |
| Anecdotes | Lyndon B. Jackass | During the 1964 presidential election race, Lyndon B. Johnson suggested that his campaign team air an ad alleging that... | Anonymous | 10 |
