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
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In an open letter to Rutherford B. Hayes,
“”I have to confess that your beard has always reminded me of Shredded Wheat cereal. This reminds me of a man at the gym who’s moustache makes me think of coarsely-ground coffee beans. President Hayes, on second thought, this might not be about you at all.”
In an open letter to Lyndon Johnson,
“If I can be honest with you, I have to say that I feel like starting a site of nothing but letters to you. However, I think that my friends and family might stage an intervention. I can’t afford to have an intervention until I’ve at least ready the Robert Caro volumes. Now, I think […]