something more, something that had to do less with strategy than with memories. But in some of the things that he did, there was.
To me, Lyndon Johnson, in everything he did, there was always a political calculation. On what the war on poverty tells us about Johnson He says "in a lack of education and training, in a lack of medical care and housing, in a lack of decent communities in which to live." These were to Johnson real-life foes, and Johnson knew what to do with enemies: You destroyed them. He loved that phrase, and it was part of his hatred of poverty. In this little town, to be that poor, there were constant moments of humiliation for him, and insecurity. There was often no food in the house, and neighbors had to bring covered dishes with food. And as a result, for the rest of his boyhood, Lyndon lived in a home that they were literally afraid every month that the bank might take away. He once had been a very respected state legislator and businessman, and he totally failed. On Johnson's personal connection with poverty He put everything into that speech because it was something he believed in so deeply. The senators and representatives sitting below him as he was making the speech were suddenly looking into a face they knew from his time in Congress, the face of a Lyndon Johnson who was determined to win.
He had a very tough face, and sometimes his eyes narrow and his lips get into a very thin, grim line, and they're sort of pulled down on the corners so they almost seem like a snarl.
On Johnson's face as he delivered the State of the Union speech
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