Lyndon b. johnson

You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.

The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.

I'm the only president you've got.

This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.

When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.

I believe the destiny of your generation - and your nation - is a rendezvous with excellence.

When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn't know it had a name.

Jack was out kissing babies while I was out passing bills. Someone had to tend the store.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost...