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1. katry Says:

   
   February 17, 2014 at 11:43 am

   Gerald Ford quote
2. Minicapt Says:

   
   February 17, 2014 at 5:53 pm

   Afterwards, the press ribbed them on their meaty extraction skills.

   Cheers
   • katry Says:

     
     February 17, 2014 at 5:54 pm

     Minicapt,
     Good one!!
3. flyboybob Says:

   
   February 17, 2014 at 7:55 pm

   LBJ was the last of the great back room deal politicians. When he was negotiating with a reluctant member of Congress, he used to say that he had his (the Congressman’s) pecker in his pocket. Without LBJ we would have never gotten the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1965 Voting Rights Act through the Congress. The rest is history. Who would of thought that a white Southern President would support the rights of blacks and others so vigorously. Thank you President Johnson.
   • katry Says:

     
     February 17, 2014 at 8:07 pm

     Bob,
     I read that LBJ might not have had the civil rights legislation passed by congress except for the assassination of Kennedy who championed civil rights. Not to take credit away from him as he was one of the great politicians of the 60’s.
     • Bob Says:

       
       February 17, 2014 at 10:20 pm

       Of course the assassination of the President was the impetus that helped put civil rights on the front burner, but without Johnson’s connections as the Senate majority leader the civil rights legislation would have never passed.
     • katry Says:

       
       February 17, 2014 at 10:43 pm

       Bob,
       I agree!

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