[Renderofveils]

Good article, but I am not so sure that JFK was weakened to the point his second term chances were threatened. I need to do a little research. If anyone has a source, Ol’ Lando would be grateful.

"The defeat of the conservatives gave Johnson and the Democrats in Congress all the votes needed to pass their Great Society programs, which included the Civil Rights Act

There are a few snippets of the article which are dead wrong. The Democrats (Al Gore Sr and Byrd, most notably) were not responsible for passing the Civil Rights Act.

[Lando Lincoln]

Good points. You are correct.