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What were the failures of the LBJ presidency?

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After assuming the presidency in 1963, Lyndon Johnson spearheaded a program of sweeping cultural and legislative reform, the Great Society. The Great Society is largely remembered as a success in the American memory. read more

Sarcastic Republicans and Conservatives may attempt to tell you otherwise, but Lyndon Johnson was in most ways a very successful chief executive. The biggest failure of his administration was the tragic Vietnam War. read more

The competition for worst president since the early 1930s is pretty fierce. But for my money, Lyndon B. Johnson comes in first, winning the contest of awfulness over George W. Bush by a hair. The bloody debacle of the Vietnam War has a lot to do with this judgment (just as Iraq plays a big role in my negative assessment of Bush). read more