“Thank you for indulging my want for documentaries. You gave me my Lyndon Johnson obsession as I lay sick falling in and out of sick while you played the story of his life. I thank you for this, specifically, as it has enhanced my life.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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