The media loved him, so of course.
If he had lived, Barry Goldwater might have made him a one-termer. LBJ won in a blowout because of the JFK halo effect. You will note that when Johnson had to run on his own record, he forfeited and left Hubert holding the bag.
“...he forfeited and left Hubert holding the bag. ...”
Which allowed Nixon to sweep it...
Johnson was a real piece of work too. Nasty fellow, by a lot of accounts.