He knew each and every member. He knew what they needed. He knew what they didnt want anybody to know. The part that i find just wonder russ is how in a day could he do what he did and how did he come to know so much about each and every member . You nailed it. He had this encyclopedic knowledge of not only the legislative process, but of the people around it. Hue better humphrey described lbj as a psychiatrist. He could read you. He knew it moerveated you. He knew what might motivate bob was different from what motivate linda or larry. He got that. And he used it. He exploited it. Theres an expression, that people are motivated by either love or fear. And you need to know the right combination in order to get them to act. Lbj got that and he used to apply something that was legendarily known in washington as the johns ontreatment or just the treatment. There was no doubt who was applying it. Johnson was the master of that and he used a combination of flattery or threatening or whateve
Welcome everyone to this very special event. On the half of the president who cant you hear today they are definitely here in spirit. Want to thank you all for attending and would like to acknowledge our chief program officer. Thank you. Tonights event is a very special event with a very special guests as well. Under the auspices of the jewish diplomatic corps the Flagship Program of the World Jewish Congress and its young professionals. Many of those members here are part of that network and its diplomacy and Public Policy on the behalf on behalf of the World Jewish Congress but more broadly we are all passionate about presenting the causes of the jewish people and to speak up on behalf of the people who represent them. I am also a member of the j. B. Court myself. Tonights event is organized under the title of the antiisrael agenda and they will analyze the program and offer ways to combat these ugly initiatives. And we are very happy that we have a special guest here tonight. We hav
So welcome to this very special event. Welcome to the World Jewish Congress. On behalf of the president and the ceo cant be here today unfortunately but theyre definitely here in spirit. We want to thank you for attending. I want to acknowledge our chief program officer. Thank you. Tonights event is a very special event with a very special guest as well. Its under the the World Jewish Congress and young professionals, many of those anybody members here are port or that nutwork network and its in the field of Public Policy and diplomacy on behalf of the World Jewish Congress and we are all passionate about the causes to represent the causes of the jew eu people and to speak up on behalf of the causes and represent them. Im a member of the jd corps myself. Tonights event is organized under the tiedle the antiisrael agent and well analyze the global efforts to delegitimize israel and how to combat these ugly initiatives, and we of very happy we have a special guest speaker here today. We
[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, where the system has fail them, where there is no future, then you know that we have to stand in the gap. I did not leave them with that tho
[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, where the system has fail them, where there is no future, then you know that we have to stand in the gap. I did not leave them with that tho