The Curiosity Chronicles

Lyndon Baines Johnson became the face of, and a negative symbol, of the unrest of 1968.  He was torn apart by Vietnam and racial tensions.  But who was he as a man and a politician?  What experiences steered his life?  And what happened in his life and especially 1968 to cause him to go from the most popularly elected president since 1820 to being protested against and hated by a majority of Americans by 1968?  Tune into the Curiosity Chronicles to find out more in 1968 Year of Tumult: Part Two!

Sources for this episode:

http://www.lbjlibrary.org/lyndon-baines-johnson/lbj-biography

https://www.history.com/news/lbj-world-war-ii-bathroom-break

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/11/us/how-johnson-won-election-he-d-lost.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1990/03/04/the-mystery-of-ballot-box-13/70206359-8543-48e3-9ce2-f3c4fdf6da3d/

https://millercenter.org/president/lbjohnson/life-before-the-presidency

https://www.npr.org/2010/12/28/132294306/hey-congress-dont-keep-your-day-jobs

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/131361-congress-should-be-a-part-time-job%3famp

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/hill-staff-founds-little-congress-dec-19-1919-232697

https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=97

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/summer/civil-rights-act-1.html

https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/great-society

https://millercenter.org/president/lbjohnson/foreign-affairs

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/lbj-exit-1968-presidential-race

https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/1968-democratic-convention

https://www.manhattan-institute.org/the-forgotten-failures-of-the-great-society

Kearns Goodwin, Doris. Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. New York, Open Road, 1976.

Hi all, welcome to The Curiosity Chronicles!  My name is Brett Bylsma, I am the host of the podcast!  Just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that the first full length episode will be released on January 4, 2021!  Hope you all enjoy and make sure you subscribe!