Is it imaginable ThatJohn Kennedy could have worked more effectively and closely with his vp. cOULD LBJ have used the Presidency of the Senate and hsi well known political skiles to help get JFK's stuff through
JFK and LBJ had an OK personal relationship, but LBJ either never realized or never believed that the brothers were playing a good/bad cop routine as usual. That said, LBJ lost most of his clout on the Hill because he no longer had chits to trade. He could help with negotiations or try and persuade old friends like Biden does now, but not much more.
A similar thing could be said for Cactus Jack Garner. He went from being Speaker of the House to practically nothing. JFK and LBJ had a fine relationship. Like any other VP, LBJ wasn't privy to a lot of the very private conversations that the President, his brother, and other cabinet members were.
Yes, but JFK wasn't smart enough to do that.
Or whatever's left of your personal spaceIt wasn't about being dumb. It was about if you give Lyndon an inch, he'll take the width of the White House lawn.
Smart was a bad word, but it was foolish not to take advantage of LBJ's legislative abilities.It wasn't about being dumb. It was about if you give Lyndon an inch, he'll take the width of the White House lawn.
Smart was a bad word, but it was foolish not to take advantage of LBJ's legislative abilities.