After the Kennedy years, what lay ahead for America was a presidential 180. Replacing

the polished New Englander was a Texan named Lyndon B. Johnson. He was the kind of guy

who'd steal a piece of bacon off your plate without asking, even if you were the Prime Minister

of New Zealand's wife. But past the outer layer of gruff confidence, Lyndon Johnson was

quietly haunted by his own insecurities. And that was something not even three packs

a day and all the chicken fried steak in the world could fix.

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Twitter at podcast network. Today I'm picking up where John Kennedy left off. America

was now in the meaty hands of his vice president, Lyndon Baines Johnson. Johnson took charge

under no less than tragic circumstances, but he had big plans to turn things around

and create a better, more equal America that is if he didn't lose himself in the black

hole of the Vietnam War. All of that is coming up. Stay with us.

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Just two hours after JFK was assassinated, LBJ plunked a hand down on a Roman Catholic

missile. There was no Bible aboard Air Force one. And that was it. He was now the leader

of the free world. It was a grim way to start off to say the least. For one thing, he had

to steer the country through its grief. And Kennedy had left a whole pile of messes for

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