Foxy,

LBJ was actually something of a visionary and social reformer who had his heart in the right place and great intentions of righting a lot of wrongs but unfortunately he struggled to achieve his aims in the face of incredible social upheavals that plagued his presidency, particularly the running of the Vietnam War which he had inherited from his predecessor.

PS Is that true that he was known to suffer from an ailment or just a joke?

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Chris,

Sorry for the typo,

I meant to say he had a bowel problem.

Mr O,

LBJ suffered from various ailments - kidney
stones, gall bladder heart condition and
his digestive tract problems. Yet he still
managed to work 18 hours a day. Amazing man.
He managed to pass a great deal of legislation -
Clean Air Act, Civil Rights Act, Social Security
Amendment, and create two government-run health
care programs - Medicare and Medicaid.

Suffered several massive heart-attacks during his
lifetime - but couldn't give up smoking.

I am not into looks, poetry, who is a womanizer, and who has bowel problems.

I am only into policy outcomes.

LBJ used his political skills to get a lot done, overcoming opposition in the south

I have a photo of myself holding the speargun Johnson presented to Harold Holt.
No toilets involved !
Does this qualify as claim to fame ;-)

pseudo-individual,

Only if you get swallowed by a whale while out spearfishing.

And everybody is now eager for you to go spearfishing ............ I hope you're getting as excited about the outcome as we are.