“I fear that I’ve neglected you too long and now you don’t come to me easily. I’d love to see you again. Soon.”
Category: LBJ
Looking for Lyndon #2: If You Let Him
I need to borrow from Whitman in order to talk about Lyndon Johnson. He contained multitudes. This is a part of the draw, a part of the attraction to him. There are so many stories of Johnson’s crudeness, the id taken over. There are stories that I would find disgusting if they were about… Continue reading Looking for Lyndon #2: If You Let Him
Looking for Lyndon #1: An Obsession Begins
Few presidents would ever know more triumph, few suffer such a swift and tragic fall. -LBJ. American Experience I wasn’t always obsessed with Lyndon Baines Johnson. This particular itch began several years ago. I was at home, nursing a cold, when I decided to watch a documentary about Lyndon Johnson. On the couch, sniffly, and… Continue reading Looking for Lyndon #1: An Obsession Begins
In an open letter to LeBron James,
“Because the people have decided to call you LBJ, if I ever decide to get a Lyndon Johnson tattoo, it will have to be of his face.”
In an open letter to someone who can imagine being seduced by LBJ,
“I know you’re out there. I know that you can imagine the moment when you see that you’ve caught his eye. I know you’d watch as he decided whether or not to approach. He’d stand too close. You would tell yourself that you’re sweating because it’s hot. You’d know better. I know you’re out there, […]