[Perseverando]

Time for another great American (and world) history lesson from American Minute.

[Orbiter]

Lost in a shuffle somewhere...

[Fiddlstix]

I still have my copy of the book "A Texan Looks At Lyndon"
He Was A Crook and an all round SOB.
I hated Him!

[Gay State Conservative]

I wonder if Landslide Lyndon ever actually said “we'll have those n*ggers voting Democrat for 200 years”.

[KSCITYBOY]

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[hawkaw]

Thanks for this post.

[dontreadthis]

that was a good read
thanks

[MacNaughton]

The 2nd quote appeared for the 1st time anywhere on page 33 of Ronald Kessler’s 1995 book, Inside the White House: The Hidden Lives of the Modern Presidents and the Secrets of the World’s Most Powerful Institution

Johnson, like other presidents, would often reveal his true motivations in asides that the press never picked up. During one trip, Johnson was discussing his proposed civil rights bill with two governors. Explaining why it was so important to him, he said it was simple: “I’ll have them niggers voting Democratic for two hundred years.”

“That was the reason he was pushing the bill,” said MacMillan, who was present during the conversation. “Not because he wanted equality for everyone. It was strictly a political ploy for the Democratic party. He was phony from the word go.”

The “MacMillan” referenced above was Ronald M. MacMillan, a former Air Force One steward Kessler interviewed for Inside the White House.

[GOP Poet]

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[PGalt]

OUTSTANDING post/thread. Thanks. History/education/current events BUMP!

[sima_yi]

In 1857, the Supreme Court, with 7 of the 9 Justices being Democrat, decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen, but property.

It was, in fact, a 7 to 2 decision, with the seven being Democrats and/or appointed by Democrat presidents, and the two being Whigs. One of the Whigs later resigned from the Court in disgust at the decision.