It’s weird that I know about Johnson’s Johnson long before I became aware of all the legislation that passed while he was in office:
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Medicare/Medicaid
Food Stamps (and other social programs)
Immigration & Nationality Act
National Endowment for the Arts
Public Broadcasting Act (PBS/NPR)
various education & environmental bills
That dick got a lot done…
And also started the war in Vietnam…
Kind of a complex legacy, but holy shit that’s a lot of good domestic work, ESPECIALLY for a single term president (plus the year following JFKs assassination).
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Medicare/Medicaid
Food Stamps (and other social programs)
Immigration & Nationality Act
National Endowment for the Arts
Public Broadcasting Act (PBS/NPR)
various education & environmental bills
Folks, the way you carry yourself and behave to others matters. Everyone thinks of LBJ as a generic president, or ,as a crude man. All that legacy, people don’t pay attention to. Similar stuff will happen to Biden’s presidency, he was more progressive than people give him credit for, but his “ice cream, Jack” and gaffes , alongside Trump’s bullying are getting him put to the sidelines of history.
Also, among these lines, being an extraordinary gentlemen from an unexpected background and being sandwiched by two buffoons before and after his terms, does a lot for Obama’s image. He’s more middle of the road than he is perceived to be.
Also a massive amount of infrastructure ranging from the Washington DC metro to the Detroit people mover.
Lyndon B. Johnson would’ve been one of the most beloved presidents of all time if he hadn’t spent the entire time investing similarly in the dumbest fucking war we’ve had as a country.
It’s weird that I know about Johnson’s Johnson long before I became aware of all the legislation that passed while he was in office:
That dick got a lot done…
And also started the war in Vietnam…
Kind of a complex legacy, but holy shit that’s a lot of good domestic work, ESPECIALLY for a single term president (plus the year following JFKs assassination).
Folks, the way you carry yourself and behave to others matters. Everyone thinks of LBJ as a generic president, or ,as a crude man. All that legacy, people don’t pay attention to. Similar stuff will happen to Biden’s presidency, he was more progressive than people give him credit for, but his “ice cream, Jack” and gaffes , alongside Trump’s bullying are getting him put to the sidelines of history.
Also, among these lines, being an extraordinary gentlemen from an unexpected background and being sandwiched by two buffoons before and after his terms, does a lot for Obama’s image. He’s more middle of the road than he is perceived to be.
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Also a massive amount of infrastructure ranging from the Washington DC metro to the Detroit people mover.
Lyndon B. Johnson would’ve been one of the most beloved presidents of all time if he hadn’t spent the entire time investing similarly in the dumbest fucking war we’ve had as a country.