March 31, 1968 - LBJ Announces He Won't Run for President

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Film courtesy LBJ Library

[@vincentbarney3091]

You all know now why you're here

[@bbbbbbears6999]

An honorable peace😂 I think I heard this somewhere recently.

[@georgiabigfoot]

Seems like Joe Biden could have made a similar speech instead of a photo copy published on X

[@agustinsegovia2473]

This video will go trending for absolutely no reason

[@georgiabigfoot]

It’s trending because Joe Biden flubbed the dub with his announcement. LBJ shows how it’s done here.

[@brianvivickers3712]

When Johnson made this speech, his approval ratings were down, and his health was declining; and supposedly the doctors told him that he wouldn’t live out another term as President, because of his heart problems.

[@Leg0456]

It’s crazy cuz he literally died 2 days after Nixon’s second inauguration

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

So he decided to kill himself through eating, drinking, and smoking.

[@Mahoney99]

Maybe, he lived most of his life with the feeling that he was a dead man walking based on the short life span of his male ancestors. Yes, his ratings were down, but he won the NH primary even though the didn't campaign and he wasn't on the ballot...given his ruthlessness i would bet money he would have won the nomination and maybe reelection.

[@brianvivickers3712]

@@Mahoney99 : I rather doubt that would have happened. Besides, the Republican Nominee-Richard Nixon wanted to win at all cost; thus, Nixon cheated by committing an act of treason to win.

[@Mahoney99]

@@brianvivickers3712 You might be right, we'll never really know. What i DO know, in my heart, is that this act WAS a Profile in Courage. A POTUS voluntarily giving up power, as he preached peace and unilaterally reduced our firepower...he was a big man, deeply flawed (like the rest of us), but in comparison to everyone that has followed him - a big man.

[@ICrawlAtNight]

whos here after biden?

[@politicsnerd0311]

Was waiting for a while for this day

[@vincentbarney3091]

@@politicsnerd0311 some would say at least Johnson had the decency to address the nation that he's not running for reelection instead of writing a letter online via social media and yes I know social media wasn't around yet at this time

[@adamsz415]

I have a feeling this video is about to get a whole lot of traffic…

[@clydejames6444]

I remember the moment as though it happened yesterday evening. The entire dorm I was living in went absolutely WILD when he made this announcement.

[@Verdelufe]

@Hi Lo Bob Kennedy was assassinated in June 6, 1968 LBJ announced he was running again in March 31, 1968. HE KNEW THAT THE SAME CONSPIRATORS INCLUDING HIM, THAT ASSASSINATED JFK, WOULD ASSASSINATED BOB TOO.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Was your entire dorm against the Vietnam war?

[@edwardgaines6561]

@Hi Lo By chance, does the name Rothchild have anything to do with those wars? I'm not sure if they started wars, but they did help finance them. I read somewhere that the banking family funded both sides of WWI.

[@HypervoxelRBX]

All Rights Reserved Without Prejudice you’re dumb

[@zorintoto1167]

@Ben Lewis whoes freedom 😒

[@angelcastaneda529]

As a history lover, I don’t know what will come next.

[@melanieparker]

Trump landslide?

[@emarino9805]

It’s joever😔

[@NightNightSheesh]

I came here after Biden finally dropped out of the race.

[@starclonedroid]

If he ran and won he would have been the 2nd longest serving US president

[@thebarrel1095]

He would of died before his tenure he died in 1973 but add on more stress due to Vietnam and you get. Eailer date

[@redjirachi1]

@@thebarrel1095 And we would've gotten a case where two presidents in a row die in office.

[@wawawawwawaawwawa4965]

@@thebarrel1095 He died on January 22nd 1973, that means if he won reelection, he would've died only two days after his term ended. That being said, the stresses of being president for another 4 years probably would've killed him.

[@arame29]

@@wawawawwawaawwawa4965 and the stress of extra marital sex

[@wawawawwawaawwawa4965]

@@arame29 Stress? The amount of dopamine released from that could let him live another five years.

[@Bboy235]

Who’s here hoping Biden will do the same

[@frankgonzalezofficial3010]

Nobody! The person who replaced LBJ lost all but about 13 states. He had a lot more time to campaign that we would now. Nope Biden must stay.

[@mrm64]

YES. Biden needs to make someone younger take office, fr. Idgaf what anybody says. An 80+ year old should not be running the damn country. Same goes to Trump and Washington DC. We need term limits in Washington and age limits for the Presidency.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@frankgonzalezofficial3010 Biden clearly has dementia.

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

An 81 year old 37 percent approval rating president could hand the country to Trump and ruin our already fragile democracy

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@JAKECOT_CENTER Trump won in 2016 and in 2020.

[@DaCloudySunnyDay]

The moment where LBJ said, "fuck this job"

[@guuus2]

💀💀💀

[@JamesBond-qq1xs]

@@guuus2 and early in 2019 Trump did the SAME THING! except NOT PUBLICLY in private. THUS we have Biden/Harris!!

[@williamlawsonjr504]

LBJ was super depressed in 69 when he left the white house.barr macllellen was his attorney for years and said the man wasn't right in the head.he hid many mental illness to run same as JFK.and LBJ was killer

[@arame29]

Next to this desk where he fucked everything that moved. Then he kisses Lady Bird. Revolting

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

@@arame29 source?

[@robj7386]

He used to walk around the white house turning off all the lights. He was frugal

[@byronherrera1568]

Why?

[@robj7386]

Byron Herrera alot of people that experienced the great depression were that way

[@byronherrera1568]

@@robj7386 suffering great depression made him turn off lights

[@Anthony11qq]

I walk around my house doing the same.

[@MrMalimer]

He wasn't frugal and spent much of his early life seeking money and fucking his buddies out of dough. He walked around the white house because he was a spaz.

[@Lt-Dan]

His bad decisions cost us a lot of good men

[@scottwalker6897]

yep,over 58000 American men and women and maby 1000,000 or somewhere abouts vietnamese lives with his gulf of tonkin lie

[@RB01.10]

I still think he would’ve won again albeit a very narrow margin this time. Humphrey was never going to win though

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@RB01.10 Johnson was unelectable.

[@mikegalvin9801]

Today every speech is a "bombshell" but this really was one. I was in 8th grade and watching for civics class. I had friends whose older brothers were soon to be 18 and thinking about draft status. Also even my liberal parents worried about Communist expansion, although unsure Vietnam was the right place to take a stand

[@JamesBond-ml3zp]

This is probably what Trump PRIVATELY did early in 2019, So we got Biden and Harris!!

[@saskoilersfan]

Baum shell was a Baum scare.

[@mmcneil777]

Thanks for sharing this. Very different time. It seemed to even the older generation, who where against communism, many sensed there was something ‘off’ about the war.

[@saskoilersfan]

@@mmcneil777 THE ART OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR BY " MEDIAS ". A WAR IN LIES AND ILLUSIONS . THE MEDIAS TROUPES WHO KILL YOUR PRESIDENTS.

[@stephenkammerling9479]

I remember watching this speech as an 18 year old senior in high school. It's easy to say now, but I kind of thought President Johnson would withdraw from the race. I listened to entire speech waiting for those words. I still was shocked when I actually heard them. I thought this largely because I sensed he was in poor health and he had been demonized so much. On January 20, 1969, when President Johnson left office, he looked, at least to me, to be the happiest man in the world, since he was finally done with the war. He died January 22, 1973, just two days after his next term would have ended. I think he likely would have passed much sooner if he had run, maybe not even surviving 1968 campaign. We'll never know.

[@alanstrong55]

Lyndon would not have survived another term as President. His impending heart failure was waiting for him, not far away. He did himself and America a big old favor.

[@nickthomas6827]

He started smoking again once he ended his presidency

[@gregford2103]

I also believe that LBJ became president following the JFK assassination, he knew he wouldn't live another 15 years, and that's one of the reasons he used all his influence to get the Civil Right and Voting Rights Acts passed through Congress. He wanted to be remembered as being on the right side of history when he passed.

[@nickthomas6827]

@@gregford2103 “the right side of history” is an overused term, but I do think that LBJ felt deeply for the poor and for racial minorities and wanted to help them to the best that he could.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@gregford2103 LBJ destroyed the United States with his disastrous "reforms".

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@nickthomas6827 LBJ was openly racist.

[@garyhunt8067]

Good job Harold Wilson didn't send British troops In Vietnam

[@Sahaib3005]

I subscribed weirdo

[@MarkHarrison733]

Actually British troops served in Vietnam.

[@dabreens]

@@MarkHarrison733 Australian and South Korean also

[@_ArsNova]

Immediately thought of this speech when I heard the announcement. Respect LBJ much more though. Went from teaching barefoot children in Texas to the White House, no silver spoon.

[@MarkHarrison733]

Johnson was openly racist, and he only became president by having Kennedy assassinated.

[@table_salt]

​@@MarkHarrison733Nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage

[@nickthomas6827]

Biden should read LBJ’s speech verbatim, confusing the nation with his Vietnam and Kennedy assassination references

[@basedaurelian]

Biden needs to do the same

[@ZackFrisbee]

About that..

[@JCbklyn707]

People forget the origins of the modern day American War machine. It’s sad. Never forget your history.

[@eddriver7815]

let us remember that america was founded on violance ... it is sustained by violence ,,, and now it is sustained by the MILITARY IDUSTRIAL COMPLEX . A CARPENTER BUILDS HO,ES A WELDER WELDS STEEL] AM ELECTRICIAN WORKS WITH ELECTRICITY AND AN AMERICAN MAKES WAR ... IT'S IN THEIR D N A

[@gvalley07]

Translation; "The war in Vietnam is unwinnable, I will be to blame. I will not win another term, so why bother."

[@RB01.10]

I still think he would’ve won again, albeit by a very slim margin this time The democrats were never going to win with Humphrey

[@danbardos3498]

Yeah, no. He would have easily won. His conscious over killing JFK got to him and he wanted off the ride. His still died a broken man; may he rot.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@RB01.10 Johnson was unelectable in 1968.

[@brianvivickers3712]

After Nixon blew up the piece talk in Vietnam, I wish Johnson and J. Edgar Hoover would have brought this to the light; despite the fact that Hoover was wiretapping and listening in illegally.

[@arame29]

And Hoover was a cross dresser in the closet

[@SandfordSmythe]

LBJ thought this was too horrible for public release.

[@carlireland5049]

The Johnson administration actually came very close to publicly disclosing it with the knowledge that it would allow the Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey to win the presidential election. Johnson’s NSA Walt Rostow persuaded him not to, and later admitted that he felt personally responsible for the Nixon administration’s later abuses of power culminating with Watergate. Rostow felt the lack of consequences for the Nixon administration’s interference in the Vietnam peace talks emboldened them to break the rules further and further, leading to Watergate and many other less publicised scandals.

[@eddriver7815]

NIXON SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH TREASON HOW MANY MORE KIDS DIED AS A RESULT OF CRIMNAL NIXON

[@MarkHarrison733]

There is no evidence Nixon tried to interfere in the proposed peace talks.

[@SiVlog1989]

I think of this as a resignation speech in all but name

[@condomadness3223]

The damage LBJ inflicted on this country, especially the black community, is irreparable. America died on November 22, 1963, and was subsequently buried with the killing of MLK, Malcolm X, and Bobby Kennedy. I've always wondered what the alternate timeline would look like today if JFK hadn't been assassinated.

[@electrified7309]

What the hell are you talking about. LBJ was the reason the civil rights acts were past. Nobody fought harder, and he didn't give up tell it was passed. LBJ was working on ending the war in Vietnam, then the crook Nixon went behind his back and told them not to make a deal until after the election, lol. That sounds familiar, kind of like something Trump the other crook would do. Then Nixon didn't end the war as he promised he expanded the war.

[@2H2521]

⁠​⁠@@electrified7309You’re so wrong! Johnson was an evil narcissistic sociopathic bigot, the only reason he signed the civil rights act was for political gain & purposes only, he was a worthless piece of trash, killer & a war criminal. Truly an awful person & an awful president.

[@Huesername]

so his civil rights act did nothing for the black community?

[@condomadness3223]

@Huesername Yes. It provided guarantees that were already in the U.S. Constitution (14th and 15th Amendments) with specific Articles based on the current issues and a changing society taking place in the 1960s. For example, Article VI was written to protect people within the parameters of a college campus. No one can create an environment that prevents students from entering a college campus based on race, ethnicity, or creed. I never thought I'd see clear violations of Article VI in 2024. The issues that stem from the Civil Rights Act have been all the lawyering, lawsuits, and precedents set over 60 years that changed its original intention. For example, Title VIII prohibits discrimination (renting or selling) based on race, ethnicity, or creed. 60 years later their have been so many lawsuits and precedents set based on Article VIII that a landlord can't do the following when renting their private property: 1) Can't deny an applicant based on their criminal history 2) Depending on the state, can't deny an applicant based on their credit score 3) Can't ask the applicant(s) about familial status. You can only stress that the only residents who can reside in the domicile full-time are those on the lease. 4) Depending on the state, squatters can possess your private property and can legally stay there after 30 days. 5) Depending on the state, if a tenant stops paying rent while living in your private property, it can take up to 18 to 24 months to have them legally removed. Fortunately, in Florida, it only takes 4 weeks. The sheriff's department will arrest tenants who refuse to leave the domicile. There are many other examples based on the bigotry of low expectations. The Civil Rights Act was designed to provide an environment and/or options, holding EVERYONE to the same standard and expectations regardless of their race, ethnicity, or creed. The Dexter Reed shooting is an example of 60 years of lawyers diluting the Civil Rights Act. "It was a pretextual traffic stop." Since the police pulled over someone because of a seat belt violation and it happens to be a black male, created the situation for Dexter Reed to open fire 11 times at the police. This is also an example of the bigotry of low expectations. Today, many base the fairness of the rule of law on a person's position on the intersectionallity victim scale. This is a marxist ideology that has spread throughout the country, especially within our colleges & universities, and legacy media. This all stems from the social revolution of the 1960s. I believe if Jack, Malcolm, MLK, and Bobby had lived, it would have been a more organic social transition of classic liberalism instead of progressive-leftism, which has morphed into socialist-marxism. America needed strong leaders to get us through a difficult transition. I believe the timeline today would be a better society than the alternative once created from the killing of 4 great men.

[@condomadness3223]

@Huesername Yes, in its original language and intention. However, over the past 6 decades, all the lawyering, precedents, and lawsuits have created an environment for the bigotry of low expectations. There's nothing worse than a Civil Rights Attorney to distort the Civil Rights Act. For example, the Dexter Reed shooting. Somehow, his Civil Rights were violated because it was a "pretextual traffic stop." Therefore, it widens the parameters and creates a justification as to why he opened fired 11 times at the police. Civil Rights has transitioned to an intersectionallity scale of which race is higher on the victim list. I've always wondered what the timeline would be today if Jack, Malcolm, MLK, and Bobby had lived. The transition of our 1960s social revolution would have set a better foundation for the future with great leaders. It's as though we never fully recovered for the loss of these men. I never imagined that we'd have clear violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in 2024 on our college campuses.

[@MichaelSeaBelA]

Deja vu today.

[@melanieparker]

Quitters quit.

[@robertosso5210]

Biden should of made the same exact speech

[@mindelo23]

Just here to watch history repeat itself.

[@jeffmcelroy5364]

an absolutely fascinating figure of history

[@lw3646]

Max Hastings met him as journalists and said he was struck by the awesome vulnerability of the man.

[@leondraw1766]

The damage he caused to this country is still reverberating today.

[@jamesking1971]

If Harry Truman couldn't get another term in 1952, LBJ had no chance in '68.

[@Daniel-od6ft]

Truman didn't really run in 1952 since he dropped out after a bad result in the Democratic New Hampshire primary. But yeah, your point that neither of them had a chance in those 2 elections is true. They would have struggled to even get the party nominations. Two costly wars against communism in Asia put an end to each of their ambitions.

[@Mahoney99]

@@Daniel-od6ft Except LBJ won the NH primary without being on the ballot. "Always in motion is the future"...and our reading of the What If moments

[@hawkeyeten2450]

@@Daniel-od6ft Difference is one ended up with a decent result, the other a colossal failure. I will always defend America's involvement in the Korean War, but Vietnam was a mistake for us to ever enter.

[@carlireland5049]

Just saying, Truman in 1952 actually had even lower polling than Johnson in 1968. While Truman became very well-remembered later on, he was actually really unpopular for most of his presidency. In contrast, LBJ was still pretty well-regarded despite the Vietnam War in 1968 (and probably still could have even won the election if he were nominated) but his post-presidential reputation has plummeted.

[@condomadness3223]

Does anyone know why Nixon won by such a large margin in '68? The country was in the middle of a social revolution. Did Democrat voters simply give up after the assassination of Bobby Kennedy in June of '68? I'm assuming that Bobby Kennedy would have defeated Nixon. Maybe that's not the case.

[@coe8159]

LBJ was a good presidents aside from the Vietnam war, I think he was given too much blame for the war, and he knew he fd up. But if it weren’t for him we’d still be living in a much more racist and a segregated society.

[@Bewdabob]

Exactly besides jfk , and Eisenhower kept escalating the situation in Vietnam it was bound to happen

[@arame29]

Is that even possible?

[@Daniel-od6ft]

Yeah, he signed into law the pivotal civil rights legislation of the '60s and the law establishing Medicare and Medicaid. I think those are some pretty incredible accomplishments and he might not get enough credit for them. Vietnam was obviously a colossal disaster but didn't negate all the good he did.

[@770WT]

Johnson was shady but was a tough SOB that did let Republicans push him around. Johnson and Nixon had similar personalities .

[@thunderbird1921]

I don't think ANY president could have resisted civil rights by 1964. It was equality or race war the way things were going. LBJ was apparently terrified that a race war was going to happen EVEN AFTER the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act were signed. Too many blacks were still red hot furious, Dr. King, Roy Wilkins and moderates were losing control of the youth, and guys like George Wallace were still causing hell in the south and other places. TBH, Kennedy doesn't get NEAR enough heat for his frankly DISASTROUS lack of action on civil rights before 1963 (apart from stuff like more school integrations). He waited TWO WHOLE YEARS before proposing a major civil rights bill or taking much bigger action, during which time the black community lost more and more faith in American democracy. Even Eisenhower despite his flawed approach to civil rights in the 50s signed two federal laws (the first since Reconstruction), started a full Civil Rights Commission to investigate the full extent of discrimination, and worked to desegregate Washington DC plus a number of public schools as directed by the Supreme Court. Ike at very least had it all set up for JFK to quickly take over in 1961 and accelerate the needed policies...and Kennedy largely dropped the baton. At least he FINALLY took a stronger stance, but the damage was done, and LBJ along with pro-civil rights members of Congress in both parties had to scramble before everything fell apart or exploded.

[@rexlex1736]

I was in high school in 1968. I remember how hated LBJ was in America.

[@JeffreyHietala]

And don't forget LBJ's predecessor Nixon resigned the presidency a few years later.

[@MarkHarrison733]

Johnson had committed the exact same crimes.

[@holzmann-]

The man who killed JFK

[@ravilockyer1266]

The main difference is timing - LBJ provided all sides with plenty of time. It remains to be seen if Biden has left it too late.

[@AquaAtia]

I've always had the belief if it was not for Vietnam, LBJ would have served until 1972 and gone down as the best president of the US

[@LBF522]

I agree. His domestic policies were wonderful. Historians have said as much.

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

He wouldn’t have completed his term due to ill health.

[@edgimosanimations3116]

Unrelated but @aquaatia I like your pfp it’s very chill and cute 🥰

[@thunderbird1921]

Eh, I have some doubts. LBJ's "War on Poverty", while it had a few successful areas (such as improving access to education), ultimately didn't work in many ways (much to the frustration of federal officials and inner city folks). The problem is that I don't know if LBJ and his people really understood how communities are developed and grow economically. Their idea and desired solution was to set up a bunch of welfare programs and then throw federal money nonstop at these communities until they were "jump-started". This sounds great on the surface, but the problem is that alone will NOT build a local economy or livelihoods. You have to develop the community by giving it economic drives such as major employment and/or a bunch of small businesses that drive revenue and more liveable wages. Otherwise, the community will be permanently stuck on the crutch of welfare or worse, gradually fall apart (the latter is what happened to an artificially created town in West Virginia that Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt built in their own effort to fight poverty federally, much to their dismay). At the end of the day, LBJ's anti-poverty programs were too often an insufficient "patch" on a cracking and leaking dam that today is getting worse than ever.

[@roccoz2231]

LBJ always looked horrible for his age, but he actually looks younger in color than he does in all of those black & white photos/videos that make up the bulk of his archival footage.

[@the_boss2194]

How old was he?

[@roccoz2231]

@@the_boss2194 In March 1968, LBJ would have been 59.

[@arame29]

@@the_boss2194 he built the pyramids

[@arame29]

@@roccoz2231 didn't look at day over 90

[@highplains7777]

He looked 10 years older than he was.

[@arame29]

Good speech writers Convincing speech Good actor Watching Lady Bird kiss him next to the same desk where he committed adultery is more than I can stomach

[@epa2349]

Yeah Kennedy, Clinton both did the dirty stuff with women who are not their wife.

[@arame29]

@@epa2349 all except Nixon and Carter

[@eddriver7815]

ohhhh but JFK never fooled around

[@davidr5961]

The rest of the year became so violent, with assassination s and upheaval

[@GrimmaStadguard]

Pitty he didnt run for a second term. He was a good president with great ideas...But Vietnam and Mcnamara screwed up everything...

[@RB01.10]

Agreed This is only my opinion, but I feel he was the Democrats’ best chance to win in 1968. As incumbents almost always have the overwhelming advantage. I feel he would’ve beaten Nixon, albeit it would’ve been a closer result than 1964

[@GijoeHam]

Even the peaceful middle East.

[@ShumaniTatankaOwachi]

Unfortunately Joe Biden won’t do the same

[@arame29]

LBJ : doctor, is my heart strong enough for adultery? Doctor: not if you join in

[@reesejabs1895]

From what I've heard, LBJ was a serial adulterer and a real jerk.

[@bumorhoomer8318]

Somewhere Eugene McCarthy’s eyes turned into dollar signs 🤑

[@GregAlterton]

Hard to believe that five more years of fighting would ensue before the Vietnam war ended. LBJ didn't address it in his speech, but I always credited Sen. Gene McCarthy's strong showing in New Hampshire against LBJ for prompting Johnson to withdraw.

[@MarkHarrison733]

It ended in 1975.

[@carlireland5049]

@@MarkHarrison733 The United States withdrew in 1973, five years after this speech. The war resumed two years later but without the US fighting in it.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@carlireland5049 The US supported its colony of "South Vietnam" right to the very end.

[@carlireland5049]

The reason why South Vietnam collapsed when it did was because Congress refused to authorize further military aid for South Vietnam during North Vietnam/Viet Cong's final offensive in 1974-75 (much less another military intervention). Granted, that was more because the public was exhausted by the war than from a change of heart, but the US kind of gave up on South Vietnam (aside from some ineffective foreign aid) for the last several years of the war.@@MarkHarrison733

[@taylorarmour340]

you are one of the worst presidents

[@danielmchale3053]

Well he felt deeply that usa was losing the war in Vietnam and he wanted to take the troops out. . but he knew he will end up like Kennedy

[@GilbertKane]

Kennedy was against the Vietnam war and was killed before the war started

[@michaelm.3328]

@@GilbertKane Not completely accurate. Kennedy was killed before U.S. ground troops were introduced by LBJ in 1965 but Kennedy dramatically increased the number of American advisors in South Vietnam. So, he was escalating rather than coming up with an exit strategy. We really should not have been involved in Vietnam after World War II ended in 1945.

[@KratosM4000]

Lbj killed Kennedy

[@PixelGunZodiac]

@@KratosM4000 No

[@PixelGunZodiac]

Yep,he was cheated out of the primaries after he campaigned on ending the Vietnam war.

[@orangewitheyes]

Welp

[@benstevinson764]

President 🇺🇸 LBJ a Powerful Man in the Page's of History!

[@lamachette1912]

C'est grâce a lui que les Etats Unis sont entièrement dévoués a Israël , c'est un juif de par sa mère lui et ben Gourion on manigancer pour tuer Kennedy , Lyndon Johnson c'est la méchanceté, la fourberie la juiferie personnifier

[@stepheneinbinder2604]

If Johnson's popularity had plummeted, why was the nation stunned when he announced he wouldn't run again?

[@MarkHarrison733]

The decision was widely expected.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Because it wasn’t near as bad as JoJo.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@MarkHarrison733wrong I was 15. It stunned everyone.

[@stepheneinbinder2604]

@@nhmooytis7058 JoJo who?

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@nhmooytis7058 Everyone expected his resignation by late 1967.

[@robertosso5210]

you know i really had thought that history was going to repeat itself now, in 2024. when johnson decided not run in 68 and Robert kennedy would of gotten the nomination, that Biden was going to make the same speech that he wouldnt run for reelection, and Rfk jr. would get the nomination

[@nhmooytis7058]

Told us in person didn’t slink off like that 🐍 JoJo.

[@photonotavailable7936]

I knew Jack Kennedy. Lyndon, you're no Jack Kennedy. - Paraphrasing Lloyd Bentsen

[@Inkling777]

Actually, LBJ was an incredibly capable legislator and president. I disagree with much of what he did, but he did it with skill. In contrast JFK was inexperienced. He'd accomplished nothing during his time in Congress and his administration was spent reacting to events like the Berlin War and missiles in Cuba. Much of his time in as president was consumed filling his addiction to random sex with assorted women. Only years later did we discover what a mess he was.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@Inkling777 LBJ had many affairs.

[@MrTony240596]

He was a great president, anyway. He did a lot of good things during his tern

[@joshratcliffe7378]

He was a war criminal.

[@johnf.kennedy627]

@@joshratcliffe7378 I knew LBJ, he's no criminal

[@pepstorres5741]

Ha ha ha !

[@richardschiffman6916]

@@johnf.kennedy627 Pretty funny considering you were the first person to "fall victim" to LBJ's dark ambitions.

[@UnitedStates17]

@@joshratcliffe7378 That was his 1 major flaw, but he has done one of the greatest things in American history. He might be the only person to convince the South to pass the Civil Rights bill, he was so persuasive. JFK wanted it, but unfortunately he wouldn't be able to get it, and all the future presidents either can't convince the South, or are racist themselves. Thank god we had LBJ.

[@saskoilersfan]

The reel America... When the glasses come off...it's LBJ. When the glasses go on , it's Joe Kennedy Sr. Same man...

[@bestlife4142]

Ephesians 6:12 King James Version 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. SEPT2021

[@tedmartin5239]

I was sitting in traffic at a red light in Boston, Mass...in front of The Old South Church, protesters were chanting on the steps of the church, " Get out of Vietnam, Get out of Vietnam... " quickly changed their tune, to "Johnson won't run, Johnson won't run" ; BIG DAY Remember it well...

[@michaelvoisine7075]

He killed people for power. And got away with it. No Justice 😢

[@non-wokemillennialakat85re72]

Well 10 years after he offed JFK he had his own fate with death, good riddance.

[@michaelhayden725]

This speech should have been the catalyst for President Biden to make his similar decision. It s not have taken so long, imho.

[@2H2521]

The only good thing he ever did.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

He had to feel so good knowing he would be free of that job and making that annoucement. He did a lot of good for this country...and nobody is perfect. I think he did the best he thought he could at that time.

[@LuisVelazquezLV3]

hmmmm..... he did a SHIT ton of bad for the country too, not limited to the numerous "great society" programs that has put us on a path of austerity in the near future. these policies has singlehandedly created more takers than makers than any other group of policies in America. only the reforms by the president clinton and speaker gingrich ironically saved many of those programs to make them solvent longer, but the end result will remain. incentivizing more takers than makers.

[@anthonyr5869]

He lied and got 58,000 Americans slaughtered in Vietnam

[@amythompson7700]

He was VERY likely behind the murder of JFK. Pure, naked ambition was his life. Read Robert Caro’s biography.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Lbj wasnt good or healthy for people named henry marshall. And a nationwide draft for Vietnam? Poor rural whites and inner city blks sent to their deaths in vietnam werent fond of him either. Like he told Symington, ' ill have those Ns voting Democrat for the next 200 years'

[@RB01.10]

He still should’ve ran again, he was the Democrats’ best bet (incumbents almost always have the overwhelming advantage anyway). Humphrey was a terrible candidate anyway

[@mariovaccarella6854]

So Sad. Vietnam Likely Helped To Put Him In An Earlier Grave. RIP

[@sarahostrinsky4595]

Nicely done

[@redjirachi1]

Could you imagine how vicious the campaign would've been if it was LBJ vs Nixon?

[@MarkHarrison733]

Nixon would have easily crushed the child abuser.

[@scottfarmer8758]

I doubt Nixon would have beaten Bobby Kennedy

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@scottfarmer8758 Kennedy had moved too far left, as McGovern did in 1972.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

@@scottfarmer8758 Robert Kennedy would have lost very badly in 1968.

[@justisolated5621]

​@@JamesRichards-mj9kwdoubted

[@martinelliotedwards1883]

Thank god. LBJ is gone for good!

[@byronherrera1568]

Where do u thing ended ☝ or down

[@aa-ronvermeulen9130]

Thank God George Bush Sr. is gone for good!

[@martinelliotedwards1883]

@@aa-ronvermeulen9130 fine we’re even

[@non-wokemillennialakat85re72]

And hopefully burning in hell for eternity.

[@Anonymous20142]

He was the boss behind this. The gunman is called James Files

[@the_boss2194]

Proof?

[@epa2349]

@@the_boss2194 You are not supposed to ask proof, just believe what is said on the internet.

[@tedtimothy9074]

I believe Pres. Johnson really tried to help people. The tragedy is he got stuck in Viet Nam and he didn't know how to get out. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to us in Ukraine or the Mid East.

[@JohnHWelch63]

I was 4 years old and a very dedicated conservative republican at the time. I remember saying "This is good. I have a feeling former VP Nixon will be nominated by the RNC and he'll have a better chance of capturing the Oval Office now that he doesn't have to run against Johnson!" Those were my exact words verbatim! I was right! Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew won the general election with 301 electoral college votes to Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie's 191. Not the landslide 520 to 17 victory Nixon achieved in 1972, but it got him in the White House and I was a very elated toddler. In fact, I was so happy I decided to start using the big boy toilet that very day!

[@wellston2826]

When I was four years old I was playing with ABC blocks and toy trucks. All I thought about politics was that the handsome Prince would marry the Princess and rule the kingdom happily ever after. As a former four year old, I'm a bit skeptical of your claims, but it's an interesting story.

[@JohnHWelch63]

@@wellston2826 Haha I love that "as a former 4 year old myself". As if we belong to an exclusive group. Sounds like we have very similar senses of humor. You're skeptical instincts are spot on correct. My story is pure bullshit!

[@RB01.10]

I think Johnson despite all his faults would’ve still won again, albeit by a slimmer margin unlike 1964

[@_cloudiiskxy_158]

We need RFK Jr

[@thestewball81]

Am i the only one weirded out hearing hearing a president say the word “Awesome” in a speech

[@CrackBeaver]

LBJ had the best combover ever

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

I don’t think you know what a combover is.

[@leelester1722]

GOD Is and all ways will be threw his members of teaching.. GOD Great PRISDENTS of great kINGS in Them All ways continue to do the right thing in lie of the 🌎.....

[@darreljohnson3644]

David Fry was a better LBJ than LBJ was....

[@benstevinson764]

President 🇺🇸 LBJ Was a Cowboy 🤠🐮

[@akmalharis4273]

The first President 🇺🇸 comes to my country (Malaysia) 🇲🇾 in October 1966

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

Have you seen the video?

[@akmalharis4273]

@@californiaslastgasp6847 yes

[@californiaslastgasp6847]

@@akmalharis4273 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2fJo3-joc56ZtU See Malaysia at 36:13

[@fattymcfatso1083]

. . . Now watch me order some pants.

[@770WT]

Johnson would have beat Nixon. Humphrey was a nice guy but let team Nixon push him around .

[@MarkHarrison733]

Johnson was unelectable.

[@770WT]

@@MarkHarrison733 Maybe by today's standards but he would have carried Texas and a couple of other states that Humphrey lost in 68 .

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@770WT Johnson was unelectable by the summer of 1968.

[@bufnyfan1]

Robert Kennedy following Johnson's announcement declared his candidacy for the 1968 presidential race. Eugene McCarthy was already running and there actually was quite a bit of animosity between their campaigns/supporters. Ultimately McCarthy would go on to win the Oregon primary (the first time any Kennedy had lost in an election) and RFK knew that he would have to go all out to win in California in June 1968. Ultimately he did win and McCarthy subsequently dropped out. Kennedy knew that his main opponent would be Hubert Humphrey and knew he already had almost enough delegates to win the upcoming convention in Chicago. He had hoped to try and sway as many of Humphrey's delegates on the convention floor as he could to change allegiance but his assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on primary night (June 6) ended that.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

Kennedy lost the 1960 election.

[@tcp612ww3]

Damn, why does everyone hate Lyndon?

[@JFantasmita]

He Killed JFK!!!...

[@garysheldonjr8379]

@JFantasmita How?

[@relievedbigfoot4640]

Vietnam probably. He was one of the greatest domestic presidents ever, but Vietnam is one of the biggest blunders in American history, and Lyndon was responsible for it.

[@JFantasmita]

@@garysheldonjr8379 CIA wanted to implement certain actions. Couldn't with JFK in office, so they speed things up!... Do research...

[@LBF522]

@@relievedbigfoot4640 Absolutely! Especially when you read about the Johnson Tapes where he says he felt the war would not be winnable yet dragged the US into it anyway.

[@SUBJECTISOLDMOVEON]

Interesting the last scene in the movie elCamino the license plate backwards is third month of the year and his his initials. guess it’s a reminder for all no need to run again the damage had already been done.;)

[@theparadigm8149]

⚠️ NOTICE: THIS COMMENT IS KINDA STUPID, NGL ⚠️ Even though I’m a loyal conservative, I have to say, LBJ is pretty underrated to Republicans. He was pretty bad, but not THAT bad! Edit: WHY did I post this comment?! 😂

[@nate-ds9tg]

Conservative here too, and I agree. He wasn't terrible, but definitely below average.

[@cardinalhistory6045]

Progressive here, LBJ wasn't too bad

[@theparadigm8149]

Cardinal History I agree! He definitely had a lot of good qualities, like a commitment to civil rights and opposition to poverty. However, the way he handled the Vietnam War could’ve been better.

[@doratheexplorer5354]

Lol He had to be President because JFK Got shot. He didn't expect Himself to be the president. But I will agree you.

[@reichsgeneral6448]

Socialist here lbj is one of the best presidents if there was no Vietnam War.

[@ivanmarquez4738]

That is the leader the country needs when it comes to honesty and pride for the job we (All 200 to 300 million) depend on.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Henry Marshall didnt think so. J Evetts Haley didnt either. Billie Sol Estes thought so. And went to jail for it.

[@user-ur5om5vm5k]

wow you killed Kennedy for this ?

[@PostalWorker14]

The players are different but the politics are the same today

[@michaelirizarry2276]

Johnson would have lost any way,against Robert f.kennedy.that's why,he didn't run for the 2nd term.

[@highplains7777]

Maybe he knew the CIA was going to assassinate RFK and didn't want to be involved in a second Kennedy murder. I'm not trying to be funny either. Health, the prospect of losing, and knowing the fate of RFK at the hands of the deep state.... LBJ was supposedly obsessively seeking the power of the Presidency. Once he got it I bet he realized the job sucks. You're basically on a leash held by the intelligence agencies. The CIA was solidifying it's grip on power at that point.

[@RB01.10]

I think he would’ve had a better shot than Humphrey. Albeit if he won again it would’ve been slim Incumbents almost always have the best chance to win again

[@ThePixey1000]

LYNDON B JOHNSON will be know that was responsible for the American coup d'état in 1963 when he with rough CIA Agents murder the Kennedy brothers JFK / RFK this was a killer nothing else. His family should hang their heads in shame. The Truth Will OUT .

[@lisamatthews8906]

Think of the other multiples around him that were murdered, including his drug addicted sister who knew too much. Also known for being a real intimidating bully and making millions from the war machine, including birdbrain's company that manufactured the very bullets that killed or maimed our boys. Also, a known adulterer. Another whole level of evil. He was worth around $100 million.

[@jransom9814]

This is the LBJ stunner

[@strangebrew1231]

Biden needs to do this. But he won't Edit: I got my wish!

[@mraafi863]

Who is this guy actually? I know him from Vietnam War era only. And yes, please answer my question in a very opinionated answers.

[@edmiliband2806]

He was simultaneously the champion and demon of Liberalism in the 20th Century. He did so much good and a lot of bad too. Compared to his opponents, however...

[@richardc7721]

@@edmiliband2806 mostly bad, far more bad than good. I lived through these events and as a fellow Texan remember well the crap LBJ pulled.

[@JFantasmita]

He Killed JFK!!!...

[@piercej5729]

He passed the civil rights act of 1964 And was a main contributor to the party switch, He was a conservative for the Democratic Party who ran as vice president to (JFK a progressive) and because of this there were a lot of rumors that JFK was going to drop him for a liberal vice but JFK was shot and he took over office, He got us in the Vietnam war also which was very bad for our troops and young men

[@johnmergen3851]

@@piercej5729 To be fair Johnson inherited a huge mess in regards to Vietnam. Vietnam was becoming a problem during the Truman presidency and continued to spiral out of control. Kennedy did Johnson no favors by leaving Johnson a huge mess to deal with. I think Kennedy is just as much to blame for the Vietnam war as Johnson was

[@BeefT-Sq]

" President Johnson was the climax of the policy of rule by consensus---and he fell martyr to the principle that principles are unnecessary. " -Ayn Rand-

[@Anonymous-is3jh]

He should of ran for another term

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

He was unelectable.

[@dalek3086]

LBJ only just won the primary in New Hampshire . Senator Eugene McCarthy very nearly won it. LBJ was a quitter.

[@fastquick4266]

So honorable 💙

[@user-ne6gp4gn6x]

LBJ knew it was time to leave at lest he didnt resign

[@MarkHarrison733]

He should have resigned after starting an illegal war.

[@frederickglasser5617]

So long LBJ and your lies to us about your noble mission in Viet Nam. Thank goodness you had the decency to at least declare you were finished. We lost too many people. You perpetuated the house divided with your lies about Viet Nam.

[@jonalderson5571]

He was probably one of the top 5 best presidents in US history. Passed the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicaid, and Medicare, all in one term. Truly amazing

[@isaacschaaf9652]

@@jonalderson5571 none of that excuses the blatant failure of Vietnam and you have to take the bad with the good. He’s not even close to a top 5 president.

[@jonalderson5571]

@@isaacschaaf9652Black people can sit at the same counters and use the same restrooms as White people thanks to LBJ. Totally outweighs Vietnam in my opinion. Much more long lasting legacy.

[@lamaripiazza5226]

@@jonalderson5571 He said “I’ll have those n voting democrat for 200 years”. He only did it to get more black voters Besides all of those were planned by jfk.

[@jonalderson5571]

@@lamaripiazza5226 well he was right. He did something so good for black people that they rightfully are rewarding the democratic party for many generations. That's how politics is supposed to work

[@edwardadams5674]

😧What a tragic turn of events for a President who sought to do so much good for the country! His domestic agenda was revolutionary but his foreign policy was disastrous.

[@jameseaton5703]

Johnson had , at this moment, so much courage, wisdom, and class. Three qualities Joe Biden does not have. Someone needs to sit Joe down and have him watch this speech.

[@MarkHarrison733]

Johnson was a racist. He could not run in 1968 because he was unelectable.

[@ducksnhell]

And walked away a coward, not to mention having been complicit in the assassination of the President that truly wanted the bloodshed to end in Vietnam

[@alexwells5124]

LBJ the Vietnam war destroyed his legacy and his presidency. We should have never been there.!!

[@MarkHarrison733]

Eisenhower began the war by creating SEATO.