Negotiating to end the machinist strike that shut down the 60 of the u. S. Commercial airline industry. Narrator in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell with any certainty where the Pedernales River was located. But on the banks of that river in a modest springhouse a baby , was born to sam and rebecca johnson, a baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside a united , states senator was born today, my grandson. The old gentleman was partly right, but he set his sights too low. For the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later, visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales, not as senator, but as president of the United States. Here in his beloved hill country, he rests for a few days observes with his family and friends the 190th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. He would unwind but not completely. For as he celebrates the National Holiday as a private citizen he still bears the , burden of presidency.
Ago, july 1966. The half hour Program Begins with president johnson relaxing at his ranch in texas for the Independence Day holiday. It concludes with lbj negotiating to end the machinist strike that shut down the 60 of the u. S. Commercial airline industry. Narrator in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell with any certainty where the Pedernales River was located. But on the banks of that river , in a modest springhouse, a baby was born to sam and rebecca johnson, a baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside, a United States senator was born today, my grandson. The old gentleman was partly right, but he set his sights too low. For the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later, visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales, not as senator, but as president of the United States. Narrator here in his beloved hill country, he rests for a few days and quietly observes with his family and friends the 190th anniversary of the signing of
In 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell was the Pedernales River located. But a baby was born to sam and Rebecca Johnson on the banks of that river. A proud father who proclaimed a United States senator was born today, my grandson. The old gentleman was partly right but he set his sights too low. For the son of sam and Rebecca Johnson, a half century later visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales not as senator but as president of the United States. Here across the hill country he rests for a few days and quietly observes the 190th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. He would unwind but not completely. Cause as he celebrates, he still bears the burden of presidency. 19 overage americans were entitled to free medical care which as critic predicted would bring chaos. Farmers blast i have yet unanimous targets on the other side of the world. It was characteristics of his capacity to absorb many detailed facts that as he received
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I want to follow that up with another question if i might, but first, doris, help us understand the context for this frenetic period in washington, d. C. In the mid 1990s. President of one party of uncertain ideology sometimes, congress in one parties control, and then this protein force that so hard to understand and yet so fun to watch. As you look back through American History, and my god, you studied since the civil war forward, are there analogous situations in our history when we can compare this to something, or does this actually merit the word unique . Weve seen cycles in American History where there is an activist government and people feel good about whats happening, would you think about the turn of the 20th century with the Progressive Movement at all the legislation that came out of that repenting exploitation of women and children factories and breaking up the big monopolies. Then at a certain period of time may be partly because of world war i, private lives and private