JFK ran against Johnson in the Democrat Primary in 1960, and it was a knock-down, drag-out brawl. The “unity” trick, with JFK putting Johnson on as VP, covered up the bruises and lacerations from the public, but the infighting still went on between Johnson and LBJ.
It was significant that it was in TEXAS that JFK was assassinated. The full story on that was never made public, but there were distinct parallels between the confrontation between Julius Caesar and Brutus in the Roman Forum. Johnson was just a lot more circumspect than Brutus.
OK. Thanks ... that makes sense