Nixon was a class act in not tearing down JFK, LBJ etc to make himself look better. He actually looked better for not doing it. Modern politicians should take note.

@braniganblue3460

2 ай бұрын

I agree completely with all parts of your comment. In my opinion, Nixon is very underappreciated.

@drthunder1143

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@braniganblue3460 Under appreciated, indeed. He was a lot smarter than most people gave him credit for

@joeenglert

2 ай бұрын

history now shows nixon being a much better man than johnson yet even back then fake news destroyed nixon and covered for johnson,,evil

@michaelhasenstein721

2 ай бұрын

@Cadence733 You want people to lie to not hurt anyone's feelings, typical of the weak minds of today.

@Cadence733

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelhasenstein721 wow that's quite the accusation. No being charitable and gracious is not lying. It's seeking to see the best in people and give them the benefit of the doubt without being naive. Even Nixon in the video says that that was his experience of LBJ others may have been different. He can only speak for himself.

Nixon was incredibly articulate without being pompous. Warm as well.

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

Warm? Seriously? Read H.R. Haldeman's White House diaries. On his last day at the White House, Haldeman, a man who had spent thousands of hours in Nixon's company, notes that during his farewell interview with Nixon, it became clear that Nixon had no idea how many children Haldeman had.

@9879SigmundS

2 ай бұрын

@@markkozlowski3674 I read it when it came out. Haldermam had books to sell. The tapes demonstrate that Nixon called him and said he lived Haldermam and "loved him like a brother.".

@jeffreyreid

2 ай бұрын

No. Nixon was not warm. I'm not saying that's a fault, but show me anyone who spent any significant amount of time with him that used that description. Cold and aloof are not unknown terms used for Nixon by those who knew him well.

@9879SigmundS

2 ай бұрын

@@jeffreyreid I was addressing more his style of conversation.

@raristy1

2 ай бұрын

Boy have you been drinking the Nixon Cool Aid!

I love listening to Nixon speak. I could listen all day.

@karlforster4907

2 ай бұрын

I agree.

@vincentmartinez8241

2 ай бұрын

Me too. Nixon is simply the best when being interviewed about any subject!

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

The Watergate tapes are online courtesy of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

@dianablackman4528

2 ай бұрын

Amen!

@rationalistssj6540

2 ай бұрын

Same here! Intelligent, articulate, thoughts always on target, deep voice, and so on. He is simply mesmerizing to me. Despite his failings, he was a wonderful president, in foreign and domestic ploicy and his command of the issues, but the Dems hated him and through him out.

I admire how Nixon always talks about the good side of his political opponents. Cant find that nowadays.

@gregtennessee8249

2 ай бұрын

Reject trump

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

Listen to the Watergate tapes. They are online at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

@rationalistssj6540

2 ай бұрын

@@gregtennessee8249 Trump is not as articulate as Nixon but was a wonderful president. Biden is even less articulate than Trump and is a God aweful president in every way imagineable! I think the choice is clear.

@bigredneck789

2 ай бұрын

​@@gregtennessee8249TDS rears its ugly head. It is ironically hilarious how all conversations lead to Trump among the indoctrinated

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

​@@gregtennessee8249Wrong person, wrong century doofus.

Nixon sounds so analytical and poetic what an intelligent man.

@anthonygordon9483

2 ай бұрын

He was always like that. They said one of the reasons he lost to Kennedy was mainly because Kennedy was younger and charming. But their debate the lights were hot and it made him look sweaty. They said the polls favor nixon but after the debates , everything changed, also Kennedy and Nixon debates was the first Televised Debates. Which changed dramatically how americans voted. Looks and apperance was on the ballot from that day on forward and hasnt came down since.

@timirish2563

2 ай бұрын

Nixon was a great intellect who was uncomfortable with people. Many consider him the most intelligent of US Presidents. He carried much resentment from his poor childhood to missing his chance to a scolarship at Harvard because his brother developed TB. His desire for wealth, popularity and a place in history ruined him.

Gracious to a fault. Nixon the intellectual gentlemen.

@larrylucid5502

2 ай бұрын

Gracious by contradiction ? "He was ruthless... but he had a big heart"

@ron88303

2 ай бұрын

Heart had nothing to do with it. He was, despite the Watergate faux pas, pretty intelligent.

@gregtennessee8249

2 ай бұрын

The crooked president

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

Gentleman? Listen to the Watergate tapes. They are online at the Miller Center of the University of Virginia. They prove that Nixon was something less than a gentleman.

@evetsnitram8866

2 ай бұрын

He kept me out of Vietnam.

That’s why LBJ died of a heart attack at 64. He looked like he was 80.

@TomCat05t

2 ай бұрын

It didn't help that, having won the election of 1964 by a landslide, his term was so disastrous he chose not to run for reelection in 1968.

@kayumochi

2 ай бұрын

Teddy Roosevelt is another POTUS who aged prematurely and died of a coronary condition. He was only 60.

@bobanderson6656

2 ай бұрын

The booze and cigarettes did him in along with the stress of Vietnam.

@NightingaleVictor

2 ай бұрын

@@TomCat05tHaving won what election? He became President after Kennedy was assassinated.

@laurenslee9134

2 ай бұрын

​@@bobanderson6656 We never should have been in that war

Nixon seemed very gracious towards his political opponents. LBJ was actually a bully, often times crude, and had a Machiavellian streak when it came to dealing with his political opponents.

@steveharvey6421

2 ай бұрын

He was not as nice as Nixon says he was. But then did you ever trust Tricky Dickie

@_Fulgur_

2 ай бұрын

Well he’s also the dude that dragged America into the quagmire that was the Vietnam war

@pamcornelius9122

2 ай бұрын

💯

@pamcornelius9122

2 ай бұрын

@@_Fulgur_And created the modern day welfare plantation.

@willminkorea2010

2 ай бұрын

I agree and would add that he was also like that with his own party. By 1968 his personal style should be included among the things that had made him a tough sell in the Democratic primaries. He wisely bowed out early.

Fascinating how observant this man was. Whenever he talks about people he comes with deep insights.

@jamesanthony5681

2 ай бұрын

He was a smart man, smarter than any of the Kennedy brothers.

@smilanesi98

2 ай бұрын

That is why he could deal with the likes of Khruschev and other world leaders unlike today.

Watching these videos I realize Nixon was indeed charming and a great story teller.

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

😂😅😂

@stevehicks8944

Ай бұрын

Laugh all you want to; the man was genuine.

I was a kid in California when Nixon was in office. Politics and controversy Aside, I did like his use of vocabulary in interviews like this. Good vocabulary is getting rare, especially in public office.

I've been watching these Nixon posts for a bit now, and, one thing I've noticed, is that he rarely, if ever, says anything bad about other people. My appreciation of him has grown quite a bit since I've been watching these.

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

Listen to the Watergate tapes. They are online at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. Nixon was a thug.

@davidlawrence3645

10 сағат бұрын

You need to go back and listen to the tapes of him in the Oval office. He wasn't as you just described him. He was ruthless, profane, and he expressed his hatred, disdain, and mistrust of others whom he considered his "enemies", and he sought to destroy them. His inability to control such hatred contributed to his downfall. What you see in interviews like this when the camera and lights are on is Richard Nixon the politician. To get a full understanding of the man you have to listen to the Watergate tapes and read more about him. Did you know for instance that he successfully contrived to sabotage peace talks in 1968 while Johnson was still President that would have ended the Vietnam War earlier for his own political gain? The FBI had a file on his activities and Johnson knew about it. In fact Johnson called Nixon to confront him about those allegations. The National Archives has released that phone call. Nixon of course denied it, but Johnson knew he was lying. Nixon could be a snake. What Nixon did in that affair cost of lives of American servicemen in South Vietnam. Interestingly Trump's persuasion to kill the largest bipartisan border security bill in the history of the nation just a few months ago was motivated by the same political calculus for personal gain. Don't allow yourself to be charmed by men like Nixon. He was highly intelligent, but more than complicated.

I respect the fact that Nixon was just giving his personal assessment of Johnson, and not trying to speak for others.

Nixon was quite the gentleman when he gave interviews. Very insightful and gracious with his perspectives!

Nixon was a class act describing his political rivals..you dont see that anymore

Hearing Nixon interviewed with his responses….its always the same with me, I see and hear an intelligent man who gave a shit and truly had things he wanted to get done. It’s not a flashy show or attention seeking. It’s honest answers, and respect for others. To think what he was brought down for in comparison to today’s Government….jeez. We let a good one go folks, and we are worse for it.

His insights about the characters of men are profound. He thought quite a bit about other people. Today, politicians magnify themselves, leaving little room for insecurity and the quiet observations of the people that surround them.

Linguaggio chiaro, preciso, puntuale, eloquente, rispettoso e incisivo.

I think Nixon was being generous with his kind words.

With how active this channel is, sometimes I think Nixon is still alive

I would of loved to have had dinner with Richard Nixon. What an interesting person - my favorite President to learn about.....

My favorite photo is 5’4” LtGen Brute Krulak USMC 1st MarDiv pointing and telling 6’4” LBJ he and MacNamara were making a mess in Vietnam What a great President Nixon was

@stevehicks8944

Ай бұрын

Krulak feared no one!

This is very revealing. Nixon does himself great credit here, and it seems that he was a naturally polite and generous person. In truth, L.B.J. was a nasty piece of work who would do almost anything for power. The flawed character that many commentators attributed to Nixon was far closer to the personality of L.B.J. Robert Caro paints a masterly portrait of a horrible man. Of course, Nixon was lucky enough to be in a different political party to L.B.J., so he probably only observed him from afar. That being said, Goldwater certainly saw through the false joviality of L.B.J. He correctly recognised him as loathsome long before the 1964 election.

@bobanderson6656

2 ай бұрын

I can see now why LBJ rubbed Goldwater the wrong way. Two entirely different personalities.

@rationalistssj6540

2 ай бұрын

Have you seen this clip where Nixon referenced Caro's book? Gold. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f5WXz7BqddevgLQ.html

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

​@@bobanderson6656LBJ was an absolute monster.

@thehair1474

2 ай бұрын

@@jimmycricket5366 but BOTH Nixon and JFK said he was a "master of Congress who could get things done."

@jackpalance9509

2 ай бұрын

​@@jimmycricket5366Don't forget about mobster and conspirator. Might aswell throw in Bigot for good measure too...Up until about 8 years ago there were some revealing youtube videos with the ninja word he liked throwing around. They scrubbed that one good...However, you can still hear "Lbj orders pants"...

My God, I just finished Roger Stone's book on LBJ and it knocked me back on my heels. Mr. Stone was a very young man when he became part of RMN's inner circle and related more than a few jaw dropping bombshells regarding LBJ. Chief among them was Richard Nixon saying (in an open moment, over drinks) that both he and Johnson very much wanted to be President. The difference being that Johnson was willing to "kill for it" - and he, Nixon, was not.

@EmmaMarie7

2 ай бұрын

@rivaridge7211 and lbj did help kell for it.

"Ruthless" is the exact description of LBJ that I, as a Texan, would use.

The things people say about Nixon out of ignorance, thinking they know something when they clearly don't. 🙄

It was refreshing to see political opponents have high regard and respect for each other. Too bad those days are gone.

Nixon was always able to say this president was the best politician and that president was the bravest and the other was the smartest... but I think Nixon was the best at employing all the different skills to lead in a way that was best for the country.

Very interesting. Nixon was actually an interesting and intelligent man but had some personality quirks. Hearing him in this conversation gives me the respect for him that I never had before. Thanks for posting this video. He is far superior to the politicians we have today and I could never have imagined thinking or saying this 50 years ago when he resigned.

In listening to Nixon it confirms my opinion that he was the smartest of all the modern Presidents. No one before or after can touch his intellect, NO ONE.

Nixon was being diplomatic.

Watergate seems relatively small compared to what happens now.

Nixon was so professional that he never backbites, he says good things about everyone including his enemies.

History will revalue Nixon.

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

Yep! In a very positive light.

@JoseBurgos-cz7hy

2 ай бұрын

All good said Nixon was good not truth about he has to resigned because he knew is going to found guilty in his own impeachment for the Watergate scandal

@lake1963

Ай бұрын

I believe and hope so.

@mulehead126

Ай бұрын

If historians that aren't so biased can actually be found. Leftist historians will only bring up Watergate.

The "Johnson Treatment" when negotiating legislative deals to the finish line was legendary!!!!!

This channel helps flesh out the man, usually in his own words. Modern politicians seem to use every opportunity to excoriate their opponents

@Applecompuser

2 ай бұрын

@saxon6 This is after his career in politics. While in office, or seeking office, he was a very nasty campaigner. In office, while his admin did some very good things and so did his foreign policy, he seemed very corrupt. An example is shaking down ITT with an antitrust suit and then ordering the suit to stop after ITT promises to sponsor his convention. As Nixon said on tape, "its all routine."

@stevehicks8944

Ай бұрын

You think that doesn’t happen today? FDR did the same thing to Ford Motor Company when Henry the First refused to cut his employees salaries in accordance with the NRA (National Recovery Act) guidelines. FDR issued an ILLEGAL executive order banning Ford from winning government contracts for vehicles even when Ford was the lowest bidder.

Johnson would get briefings while sitting on the toilet and yell "I CAN'T HEAR YOU COME IN HERE".

Kudos to Nixon for being respectful. LBJ was crooked as a stick and known low-life.

Nixon makes for a great interview. Knew everyone and seen it all, and keen observer of the post-war world.

Nearing my eighth decade, I still admire and believe historians will eventually determine RMN was the most astute, analytical President since Lincoln. I believe Nixon and Eisenhower were the best two presidents of the 20th Century. I toss a coin between these two men to include HST there also.

I voted for Nixon twice. I thought he was a pretty good president then, and I still do.

Nixon was one of our best presidents. The swamp didn’t like him.

@bradfordeaton6558

2 ай бұрын

That's why they sent The Plumbers out to set him up.

@twolford01

2 ай бұрын

Check out “the Chennault Affair”. Nixon sabotaged peace talks with Vietnam so that he’d get elected. Reagan did the same type of thing with Iran and the hostages. Never was a Nixon fan but in retrospect I have thought more of him for the good choices he made overall.

@garyspence2128

2 ай бұрын

The plumbers were his own creation, and did their shenanigans at his command, or on orders from Kissinger, Haldeman, Colson, and others. Nixon was one of the creatures of the swamp. I read one of his books in college, and no one denies that he was smart, especially in foreign policy. But he was paranoid and spiteful. Held a grudge...just like LBJ. Won a landslide victory in 72 against anti-war Sen. McGovern, and resign 18 months later in disgrace. That says it all. He would look upon Trump as a buffoon, and rightfully so.

@markkozlowski3674

2 ай бұрын

@@bradfordeaton6558 Seriously? Seriously?

@rationalistssj6540

2 ай бұрын

Exactly right. Those who through his out were morally and politically worse than he was in every respect. And they're trying to do the same with Donald Trump. Hopefully, they won't succeed

LBJ was also fabulously wealthy via Lady Bird's radio and tv stations. Ownership kept in her name. Friendly deals. Lots to delve into.

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, people would buy expensive adverts that were never aired! Ladybird owned a 'laundromat'.

The respect is so real, because it's not overblown. It's like one prizefighter appreciating another.

Love Nixon’s insights into politics & political people!

Lyndon Johnson actually was a crook.

@kittytrail

2 ай бұрын

the worst one since Truman. 😏👆

@NobleBoss

2 ай бұрын

Him and Bush Sr betrayed Kennedy

@DavidMcdonald-df8tb

2 ай бұрын

He was pure evil

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

Yep!

@hiramhackenbacker9096

2 ай бұрын

What absolute twaddle

I love that he ends it by saying that's the way he viewed Johnson, not that he's right or wrong. He acknowledged that others probably had different experiences with Johnson and probably had different views and this was simply his take on Johnson.

For whatever reason, I've gone down a rabbit hole of watching Nixon videos and I have to say I never realized how charming and intelligent he was (I was born in '67, so I was a very young kid during his administration). I now see why he was so popular and won his '72 election so overwhelmingly.

Johnson was a very crude, boorish man. Devious as all hell. The type that would sell their mother's soul for power.

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

You think!

I enjoy these clips very much. They're very insightful.

I only recently discovered these great videos of Nixon talking about his contemporaries, they are fascinating and so interesting. Many of today's politicians should watch a ew of these and learn something from them - like how to respect your colleagues even when you differ with them.

Johnson never got up in Nixon's face or otherwise attempted to intimidate Nixon, cause Johnson knew Nixon would tap his lights out.

@riff2072

2 ай бұрын

President Johnson may have thought instead of the intimidation, make a deal with RN. Come to an agreement. Because you never know when you may need a friend.

@NosyFella

2 ай бұрын

You may prefer Nixon but come on..LBJ would win that comfortably

@Omnipotent-Q

2 ай бұрын

You’d make an awful historian with conclusions like that. One of the dumbest things I’ve read in years

@jamesanthony5681

2 ай бұрын

Johnson knew it wouldn't work. Nixon was VP when LBJ was Senate Majority Leader. Lyndon used the Johnson Treatment on others when he wanted votes to get legislation passed. He was a political genius.

@joemccarthy4270

2 ай бұрын

If any lights were getting tapped out by anyone it was Johnson tapping some lights on the permanent type of basis. Nixon was smart enough to know that Johnson was like a child he liked his ego stroked , the only thing Johnson ever achieved was getting as many women on welfare as possible.

LBJ was as heavy as a scumbag gets for his height, and that's the nicest thing I'll ever say about him. Nixon was for real.

@deemen7132

2 ай бұрын

LBJ was a CIA studge

@stealthbomber2127

2 ай бұрын

I had issues with Nixon too, but lbj will always be one of the worst p.o.s. ever to be president.

@turbotek-wj8vc

2 ай бұрын

Lbj did deep and lasting damage to this country.

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

Yep!

I’m starting to realize Nixon was actually one of the good guys.

Nixon..he was a great president. The party went against him............

Nixon did some things right and some things wrong but knew the country, understood people and was effective. On foreign policy, he was a maestro.

A true political animal and the last one of his kind in the latter half of the 20th Century.

There is one thing you can all agree about Nixon, the man understood politics and people. So did LBJ. Vietnam was a quagmire for LBJ. RIP.

President Nixon used the word ruthless a few times in describing LBJ. It is said by those close to Nixon that he absolutely believed until his death that LBJ had a large hand in JFK's assassination.

big shout out to this youtube channel. I grew up hearing that Nixon was a paranoid, conniving, and occasionally evil man. These interviews in these well-preserved and properly presented formats have done a phenomenal job of humanizing him and showing how a past president should carry himself and talk about matters that he may be very familiar with, but were personal and may have been based on dated information. Good Job on you creative director!

Nixon earned a legitimate degree from Whittier College when universities had actual standards and you left an intelligent person.

so informative

Great video thank you!!!

Wow! Thanks for this priceless throwback and priceless recollections. Richard Nixon was excellent at expressing himself, was excellent at telling a story. I have indeed heard that Lyndon B. Johnson was ruthless. Johnson's ruthlessness is likely connected to his upbringing. My understanding is that during his upbringing, Johnson experienced several "painful betrayals" from those he loved and trusted the most. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 26th July 2024.

Lyndon Johnson had blood on his hands,

@randallbates9020

2 ай бұрын

A tremendous amount of blood on his hands ... What a dirty prick

@michaeldebellis4202

Ай бұрын

Yes he does and Nixon has even more. Nixon campaigned on ending the Vietnam war and then did the opposite and escalated it to unheard of levels, dropping endless bombs on Vietnamese civilians who just wanted to rule their own nation the way the US didn’t want to be ruled by the British. He also illegally dropped bombs on Cambodia and supported regimes of torturers in South America and elsewhere. Nixon also illegally used CIA assets to spy on his political enemies and considered assassinating Daniel Ellsberg. If you want to hear the real Nixon, listen to the tapes. Nixon is still better than just about any current Republican but that’s a very low bar.

Sounds like LBJ was possibly a sociopath

@lou704

2 ай бұрын

There are more sociopaths in Government service than you can shake a stick at.

With every passing year, Nixon looks better & better as a person & as a U.S. president. Watergate now seems a trifling affair, simply much ado about nothing. Nixon's superb voice, serious demeanor, & intelligence shine through today more than ever. His response here about LBJ was excellent.

Nixon’s greatest sin is that he got caught. He was intelligent, articulate and a great leader. He is unfairly demonized. This interview shows how thoughtful and metered his responses are. No gratuitous bashing. The late 60’s/early 70’s needed a whipping boy to justify the insanity…and that was Richard M. Nixon.

He was a tough guy. And smart. I wish there leaders like him today !

Funny Story: LBJ paid a visit to the White House shortly after Nixon became president. He was appalled by the fact that Nixon had a phone on his Oval Office desk which had just three direct dial buttons. (LBJ had a phone apparatus with more than fifty buttons.) You wouldn't believe it, Johnson said to a friend, "The guy has a phone with three buttons to the three Krauts!" He meant Haldeman, Erlichman, and Kissinger.

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

Funny!

Nixon is a fascinating man to watch and listen to.

That just shows how honourable a man President Nixon was. Didn't denigrate a previous President no matter that Johnson was an absolutely horrible disgusting person.

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

... And that's an understatement!!!

@tbessy1963

2 ай бұрын

Lol. You forget watergate?

@tbessy1963

2 ай бұрын

Lol. U forget watergate?

@jimmycricket5366

2 ай бұрын

@@tbessy1963 Watergate has been proven to have been overblown and not much more than a smear campaign.

@JohnDoe-fu6zt

2 ай бұрын

@@tbessy1963 I think Watergate was a little more complex than we have realized. Perhaps we have been cultivated to have certain ideas about Nixon and Watergate. Perhaps it's time for us to reevaluate our indoctrination.

Nixon's brilliant intellect is widely ignored.

You often wonder how such an introverted man got as far as he did in this line of work. This video shows it.

Fascinating insight!

00:50 - an era when politicians knew when it was time to retire from public office, instead of persisting into their 70s, 80s and 90s.

@applesandgrapesfordinner4626

7 күн бұрын

Tbf, Biden knew his time not long ago.

Many say he had a role in having JFK taken out.

Unique individual Richard Milhous Nixon ! Statesman

Pretty cool interview!

God, I wish we had Men such as Nixon now

LBJ was a jackal.

Nixon was quite impressed with his rivals’ tremendous gifts, knowing they were also flawed humans!

Its true about President Johnsons vigorous clapping, was watching silent footage of Australian Prime Minister Sir John Gortons visit in 1968. Johnson led the applause to Gortons words at the podium with very vigorous clapping. So I saw what President Nixon was talking about

LBJ bugged out of Vietnam. He stirred all that shht up and then as Commander In Chief he left! What a disgrace!

@user-cg6nc5ip8c

2 ай бұрын

Yep! In my opinion, one of the main reasons JFK was assassinated was his intent of pulling out of Vietnam.

RIP President Nixon!

It is a great shame the U.S. does not have the likes of Johnson and Nixon around at the moment and with that, I would, also, include all Post-war Presidents up to Obama. They all had different strengths and weaknesses, but the most important role for a President after being elected is they be unifiers and serve all the people.

Sharp suit 👍💯

LBJ was a crook

@owentill

2 ай бұрын

Are you really commenting this on a video of Nixon being interviewed…

@lookoutforchris

2 ай бұрын

@@owentillthey both were. Along with many other presidents.

@someonethatwatchesyoutube2953

2 ай бұрын

@@owentillCheck out “Forgotten History” and its review of LBJ’s nefarious actions. If you’re not convinced he was an evil man there’s something wrong with you.

@owentill

2 ай бұрын

@@someonethatwatchesyoutube2953 I know what he did, I’m not saying Lyndon B. Johnson wasn’t a crook, but to omit Nixon from the same sentence when the topic is literally “Nixon and Lyndon Johnson” is an obvious whitewashing in favour of the former.

@jordangoldsmith2067

2 ай бұрын

I think calling him an evil man is a bit hyperbolic considering his legislative accomplishments - which helped and continues to help millions of Americans. Stalin was an evil man. LBJ? Maybe an a**hole, a bully etc but an evil man? No.

He got a lot done by threatening people physically and with retribution for not doing what he wanted when he wanted. (He insured Texas was "won in 1960, while JFK's effort won Chicago-Illinois".) It was LBJ who played a major role in the lie of the second attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. His Dem pals in the Congress did what he wanted and forced the Resolution through with minimal discussion. He bragged about how good they did stating "It was like grandma's nightshirt, It covered everything". That was the final straw to get us into Nam.

@stevehicks8944

Ай бұрын

The U.S. was already involved in South Vietnam and had been since the mid 1950s.

Johnson used to make his aides take notes while he was taking a dump😂

@gregtennessee8249

2 ай бұрын

Trump Arrested on RICO and Racketeering Charges

He’s fun to listen to.

LBJ is a bit of a mystery. A lot of historians have written about him, but I don’t know if any of them really understood him. Interesting guy, but I really wish he had not become president in 1963. He had many strengths and talents, but he did more than anyone else to F this country up for years.

@jackpalance9509

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. To include spearheading the Warren commission. The man with the most to gain was never investigated. We are where we are today because a new form of govt. was instituted back in 63. Spearheaded by Lyndon Baines Johnson. Look at the parallels of the most recent event and the chicanery of the 48 election conducted by"Landslide Lyndon." Old Trick, new methods.

@robertthomas5906

2 ай бұрын

I know a thing or two about him. He was in over his head. He was a leader. He wasn't as smart as he thought he was. He's the one that got us into Vietnam, then screwed it up because he insisted on being the commander. It's like anything else. If you want to be a good surgeon, study for years. Good carpenter, do it for years. Good stock trader, do it for years. If you want to conduct a war, use the people that have years of experience. Dunning Kruger effect. A lot of lives were lost because of him. There's also no doubt he was a racist. He single handedly stopped the Civil Rights Act from going through under Eisenhower. Eisenhower, the guy that sent in the army into Jim Crowe democrat south. Johnson was deep into being a racist. What he said when he signed the Civil Rights Act was - "I'll have those N-words voting for democrats for 100 years." Really, you can look that up. Yet they vote for democrats anyway. There's a reason why he was only a one-term President. He knew he couldn't get re-elected. I have to give him credit. He had enough brains to know to get out. Joe Biden doesn't. Worst of the worst.

@stevehicks8944

Ай бұрын

Correction: LBJ deepen the commitment of the U.S. to the quagmire in South Vietnam. U.S. troops had been in South Vietnam since the mid 1950s

LBJ was a bully, lackeys and bullies just like today

Nixon was a class act. I would NOT be able to say more than 1 kind word about LBJ!

One of LBj’s most momentous quotes was “We’ll have those Ns votin’ Democrat for the next two hundard years.” That is who LBJ actually was…a hick who was a huge embarrassment to Texas.

@dusandinic2649

2 ай бұрын

But he also said "We lost South for the next fifty years", and he was absolutely right about that. Votes of AAs can not compensate the South.

@tw5139

2 ай бұрын

I disagree, LBJ was the personification of Texas, he was loud, obnoxious, overbearing and a never-ending inferiority complex. Texas is Alabama with Oil.

@haroldkreye8770

2 ай бұрын

@@tw5139 I agree, Texas has an abundance of redneck types, but equally as damaging is the Leftist element arriving here from other states, who want to recreate the miserable life they had “back home”.

Nixon was an American first.

Nixon was the first president I voted for and looking back almost 60 years later now I don't regret it. He got us out of Vietnam! The draft scared the hell out of us back then!

1:50, We need more of this. Great post. If Lyndon Johnson had lived, Nixon would have finished his term. Nixon would have called Johnson for help; they would have made some kind of deal. The Nixon & Johnson relationship is fascinating. I hope someone does a book on it.

Lyndon Johnson was almost certainly a ruthless killer. An evil predator that placates its victims with an avuncular smile, just before it carries them off with its sinewy talons.

This is the nicest description of Lyndon Johnson I have ever heard. I believe it to be totally false.