origin, but it was a fight to get it passed. suzanne malveaux has the story. you had to like it. i mean, he was a big lovable texan. even though he made you feel comfortable, he made you feel uncomfortable. he d look down on you and talk with you very intensely. and you couldn t say much to him. reporter: it was famously called the johnson treatment. lbj s power, as well as his quirks, were notorious, as depicted by this scene in a movie the butler. i want you to get on the phone and call the naacp. reporter: johnson s speechwriter, richard goodwin. when you re in the military, it s happening all the time. and johnson was used to doing that. reporter: johnson also reportedly swore like a sailor, and occasionally used the n word. back then it was part of our