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Tag Archives: Lyndon Johnson
First Daughters’ Weddings: A Look Back At Other White House Nuptials (VIDEO)
In its daily Chelsea Clinton wedding update, “Good Morning America” took a look at other First Daughters’ (and Sons’) weddings. James Monroe’s daughter was the first to get married in the White House, Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter had 700 guests at her nu… Continue reading
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LGBT Americans in the Vault
A dozen picket signs on old wooden sticks carry the DNA of the gay civil equality movement in America. Forty-five years ago, this month, in 1965, these pickets were held high by men and women considered among the first generation of LGBT activists in… Continue reading
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Harry Truman, Harry Reid
In 1948, Harry Truman ran for President on a campaign calling for national health insurance, and civil rights for African-Americans. The man from Missouri won the election, desegregated the military– but did not succeed with medical insurance.In 1965,… Continue reading
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Celebrating Fair and Open Access to Housing
Each April, we observe Fair Housing Month and reaffirm the ideals it represents.
In April 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
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Doing the Right Thing
When he signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law, President Lyndon Johnson famously stated to an aide “I fear that we have lost the South for a generation.” He was afraid–and history has borne out his fears–that the Democrats support of civil rights would alienate the southern states. Guess what? The law passed Congress and Johnson signed it anyway. Why? Because sometimes leading means putting politics aside and doing the right thing.
I don’t see health care reform as any less important. The simple fact of the matter is that people die every day in this country who wouldn’t have to given a different set of circumstances, and it is within our power to provide those circumstances to them. People want to argue that the market will take care of the problem, to which I must point out: It hasn’t done so yet. It hasn’t even taken steps in that direction. In fact, we’re seeing just the opposite. The problem’s getting worse every year, while the health care system builds a fatter and fatter bankroll at the expense of the people it is supposed to serve.
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Journalists Leading Presidents
The president has obvious prestige and power. Lyndon Johnson could intimidate someone solely with his stare. Champion athletes’ hands sweat when they greet the president at the White House. Women from Marilyn to Monica have swooned over his position.
On this day recognizing the faces of our nation, journalists must be reminded of their own power. While good writers have been able to limn beautiful poetry and prose to tell compelling human interest stories, few reporters can tackle government when it abuses power. I left journalism for social services after graduating journalism school convinced of the profession’s ineffectiveness. I have changed my mind. It is not only not journalists’ fault for lack of results when a good portion of society simply does not care; their efforts are precious and brave.
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