Lyndon Johnson

Students Atl Logan Monument During The DNC

Politics & Government

Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other

6:02am August 12, 2024

by Ron Elving

In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to '68 and the all-encompassing anxiety over Vietnam.

Robert Caro attends Author's Night 2017 to benefit the East Hampton Library on Aug. 12, 2017 in East Hampton, New York.

In 'Working,' Writer Robert Caro Explains His Process — And What Drives Him

6:01am April 08, 2019

by Scott Detrow

The memoir is a window into the seemingly superhuman reporting, researching, writing and will-power that have led Caro's reinvention of the political biography. But when's the next LBJ book coming?

Bill Moyers On Working With LBJ To Pass Medicare 52 Years Ago

1:59pm August 03, 2017

Journalist Bill Moyers once worked as the special assistant to President Johnson, where he witnessed first-hand the political maneuvering that resulted in the landmark health care legislation.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. That's the same day a report came out showing Trump may not have paid income taxes for most of two decades.

Tax Returns, Threats Of Hacks: Surprise! It's October

6:12am October 03, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The "October surprise" has a long history in American politics, but not as long as you might think — and not as consequential as you might think, either.