The phrase of course comes from another presidential campaigner, Franklin Roosevelt. Early in his 1932 campaign, feeling feisty, FDR picked a safe venue -- a commencement address at a relatively ...

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Facing a crowded special election with seven other Democratic candidates, Johnson’s strategy was to parrot everything a very popular President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported, including his ...

Leaving aside the civil rights legislation, which the country embraced as overdue and necessary, much of the Johnson legacy ultimately lacked the staying power of FDR’s New Deal. On poverty ...

Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint ... to shepherd a collection of progressive programs, rivaling those of FDR’s New Deal, through Congress with astounding success.

Lyndon Johnson would likely recognize the Republicans today who pledge unflinching loyalty to President Donald Trump, in the hope of climbing the political ladder. Johnson was on the opposite ...