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I was amazed recently to read about some of the seamier aspects of Lyndon Johnson - aggressive bullying, sexual predator, wholesale corruption, etc., but perhap
by ttctciyf 4y ago
I was amazed recently to read about some of the seamier aspects of Lyndon Johnson - aggressive bullying, sexual predator, wholesale corruption, etc., but perhaps the most eyebrow raising thing was Johnson's apparent habit of breaching taboo as a way of asserting control - continuing meetings through an open bathroom door while defecating, and waving his penis around in public.
See for example:
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/lyndon-b-johnson-penis https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/lyndon-b-johnson-penis
https://historycollection.com/lbj-used-one-thing-control-others-around-became-known-johnson-treatment/2/ https://historycollection.com/lbj-used-one-thing-control-oth...
Obviously a vocal online minority has an interest in smearing a champion of civil rights. I wonder how true these stores are really?
- cafard 4y agoHe wasn't inviting Barry Goldwater into the jakes--the stories about Johnson's crudeness came from his aides, who of course were Democrats. I have no first-hand knowledge, but the crudeness seems to have been well attested. I don't know that he was any more corrupt than many a politician of his day.