For this Saturday’s trip to the archives we take the WayBack machine to March, 1968 for an inside view of President Lyndon Johnson’s possible reelection strategy, courtesy of an incredibly candid 10-page memo written by his White House Special Counsel … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Hope and Change: LBJ and the Strategy for Winning Reelection in 1968
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The President Is Dead. Long Live the President.
It’s Saturday – time for another trip to the presidential archives. To understand the significance of today’s archival document, you need first to look at the document’s date: November 23, 1963. It is, of course, the day after President Kennedy … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The President Is Dead. Long Live the President.
Rest in Peace, Harry McPherson
Harry McPherson, who worked for Lyndon Johnson in both the Senate and as LBJ’s White House Special Counsel and speechwriter, died last Thursday at the age of 82. McPherson got his start in Washington in 1956 working for the Democratic … Conti……Continue Reading Rest in Peace, Harry McPherson