leader of the United States Senate. As a politician he was a natural and was always larger

than life in every sense of the word. His physical demeanor along with his charismatic

behavior enabled him a fast climb in the house: wooing leaders, angling for spots on

important committees and out working everyone. Just two years into his senate term, Johnson was nick named the “whip” or assistant to the party’s leader in charge of rounding up votes. LBJ always did his homework and knew just how to approach each Senator to win his support soon after being appointed the Senate majority leader when the democrats regained control of the senate during Eisenhower’s administration in 1954. He became k

Unfortunately, his drive and ambition almost killed him. In mid-1955 he suffered a massive heart attack. Not yet fifty, he reassessed his life. He quit smoking, lost weight and tried to delegate more of his work. He was instrumental in winning passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, working closely with Eisenhower while soothing southern colleagues who were suspicious of social change. When the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite that year, he led the way to get America into the race for space. Johnson sensed that he had gone as far in the senate as he ever would and turned his sights on the prize of prizes: the presidency of the United States.

Robert Mcnamara – Secretary of Defense

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