Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
It's very easy to get into a war, but I don't know how you extricate from one.
Lyndon B. Johnson, Telephone Call With his National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy, 1963
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In the phone conversation, the President agreed. Where the two ended up diverging was how much military action was required before a political settlement could be negotiated on favorable terms.
Lincoln was depressed when the Union had over 30,000 casualties in a two-week time.
He served as a General in both the French and Russian Armies
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, in office from 1963 to 1969. He served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 and assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson was also a United States representative and later majority leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people to have served, at various times, in all four federal elected positions.
