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elmac

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7. Most politicians were a little intimidated when talking to LBJ
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:37 PM
Mar 2017

He was a big Texan and quite the bully when it came to getting things done like Medicare (thank you LBJ). Dirksen was an pretty old when that call was made, would be dead in a little over a year. Was an era when republicans weren't afraid to cross the aisle & he seemed to be a good egg, often voting for what was right, not for payouts from billionaires.

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