Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
I’ve got to have somebody I can depend on—day or night, right or wrong.
as the Democratic National Convention Parliamentarian The President, the leader of the Party, was concerned about the likely dispute over the seating of the Mississippi Delegation. The Parliamentarian was the officer who would make the legal rulings on the procedures of the convention. This quotation shows Johnson’s tough style. He wanted to be sure the Parliamentarian would rule the way Johnson wanted regardless of the rules. Boggs’ reply was “I just rule for Johnson. Period.” Johnson then used his influence and Boggs was elected as Parliamentarian.
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908-1973, 36th President of the United States (Democrat, TX), Statement to Democratic whip, Hale Boggs, Telephone Call, July 26, 1964
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She asked the same question that American officials in Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Vietnam, and Korea have asked a for the next 100 years and longer. The officials of a true democracy can never be sure that the promises and commitments that they make in the name of their government will be honored in the future. The body politic can and often does have a substantial change of heart or mind.
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, in office from 1963 to 1969. He served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 and assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson was also a United States representative and later majority leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people to have served, at various times, in all four federal elected positions.
