Explaining History Podcast

Lyndon Johnson 1963-64

Explaining History Podcast

Lyndon Johnson 1963-64

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Lyndon Johnson had an antagonistic relationship with the Kennedy brothers but was indispensable to John F Kennedy as a political fixer. Following Kennedy’s death he became President of the USA and won a landslide victory a year later. This podcast explores the career, ambitions, struggles and crises of Lyndon Johnson.

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