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I'm reading Alice Schroeder's fascinating biography of Warren Buffet, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Great read so far.
Warren's father, Howard, served in the U. S. Congress during the mid/late 1940s as one of the representatives from Nebraska. He was there during the time that Sam Rayburn served, some would say ruled, as speaker of the House.
Sam was from Texas.
Sam got me thinking about Lyndon Johnson.
And, low and behold, I open The Dallas Morning News Thursday morning and there is a Carl Leubsdorf essay about President Johnson dealing with his contribution to civic advancement in the U. S.
He championed the civil rights revolution his predecessor only reluctantly embraced. And LBJ shepherded and signed three major rights measures that reshaped the society of his day and the electorate of the future. Guarantees of nondiscrimination in public facilities, education and employment made the 1964 measure the most far-reaching rights measure of modern times.Interesting that President-elect Obama was chosen to serve in the nation's highest office during the 100th anniversary year of Johnson's birth. Leubsdorf's essay is worth reading.
I grew up around lots of Johnson-haters, both young (the war in Vietnam) and old (social policy, especially civil rights), but I'm thinking grateful thoughts this Thanksgiving season for LBJ.
I'm sure you have an opinion.
Published November 29, 2008 by Larry James |
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