Lyndon johnson developed a reputation as a dmen straightive public speaker with a pension for telling tall tales. His six consecutive terms in the house of representatives and two term as a senator from texas could not erase his down home image. Many democrats in 1960 frowned upon kennedys choice for a man they believed belched allowed, cussed, violated personal space, and never apologized. Once president , he claimed that he did not, want to be the president who built empires or sought grandeur. But johnson liked to be in charge. In private his wife said he was a warm and mellow man. In general, however, his voicterous and complex personality can fused many. Including johnson himself. Sometimes i dont even know whats going on up there, he once said. Tapping his head. Johnson was raised some smam town, america. At birth, he weighed 10 pounds and for the first three months of his life was simply called baby. A childhood friend once remarked if johnson conned lead, then he didnt care muc
Bagpipes led the ceremony this morning in new york. Bells rang at the moment the flames hit the towers and when they fell. These are the somber traditions of september 11th along with the reading of the names of the victims almost 3,000 of them. The president and the first lady marking the anniversary with a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house this morning joined by Vice President joe biden, his wife jill biden, president obama at the pentagon. Together we pause and we pray and we give humble thanks as families and as a nation for the strength and the grace that from the depths of our despair has brought us up again has revived us again, has given us strength to keep on. And in shanksville, pennsylvania, this morning the names of passengers and crew on united 93 were read aloud by relatives. People of that flight are considered heroes after terrorists took over the flight. That flight was headed to San Francisco from new jersey when it crashed in pennsylvania. Kpix 5
During their joint presentation, Jim Gotsch and Christy Hollander gave the St. Mary’s County commissioners and the Metropolitan Commission a recap of what overlaying means when it comes to paving