In addition, here are the rest of the blanks.
A
New Deal Congressman
Johnson's
victory began a thirty-two-year political career that would end in the White
House. After the election, President _____________________ visited Texas, and
warmly greeted the new congressman. FDR admired Johnson's _________ and
predicted that someday he would become the "_________________________"
since the _____________________. An active congressman, Johnson used his New
Deal ________________ to bring ______________________. In 1941, he ran for
__________________. On election night, Johnson held a lead but announced his
vote tallies too soon, allowing the opponent to "find" enough votes and
Johnson __________. When America entered _________________, Johnson briefly
served in the _____________. He received a silver star from General Douglas
MacArthur for having flown as a passenger in a bomber that was attacked by
Japanese planes (none of the others on board received a medal). When President
Roosevelt called on members of Congress to choose between military and
legislative service, Johnson ____________ to the House. In 1948, he ran for
________ again. Having learned his lesson from the previous Senate race,
Johnson __________ on announcing his vote tallies and with the help of some
friendly _______________ eked out an ____-vote victory for which he was received
the nickname "________________."
A
Southern Moderate
Johnson
rode into the Senate in 1949 on the political wave that returned Harry Truman
to the White House and Democratic majorities to both houses of Congress.
Johnson
desired to further his career in politics. By watching other politicians, he
realized that he would need to distance himself from being known as a
_______________________if he wanted to become _____________________.
Turmoil
in the Democratic ranks elevated Johnson swiftly in the Senate. In 1950, the
Democratic majority leader and whip were both defeated for reelection.
Democrats chose ________________as their new ___________. A whip is the
_________________________. Two years later, Johnson was elected Democratic
floor leader. He was still serving in his first senatorial term. A senator’s
term last for __________.
Democratic
Leader
As
majority leader, Lyndon Johnson demonstrated unending ____________, ambition,
attention to detail, and an overwhelming __________.
His
close aide John Connally described Johnson as alternately
“_____________
and kind, generous and ______________, sensitive and insensitive, __________
and naive, ruthless and ____________, simple in many ways yet extremely
complex, caring and totally not _____________; he could overwhelm people with _________
and turn around and be ________ towards those same people; he knew how to use ___________
in politics in the way nobody else could that I know of.”
Above
all, Johnson was a compromiser, a broker, and a _______ of the art of the deal.
His hands-on method of persuading other senators, with its sweet talk, threats,
and exaggerated facial expressions and body language, became widely known as
"____________________."
The
Senate leader did not ____________, but "the pressure of his presence and
the __________ of his __________ and the movement of his body made it hard to
say no." A keen judge of people, Johnson knew how far to __________ and
when to coax. "Any compromise that Lyndon made," Ford concluded,
"he got better than fifty percent." Johnson insisted that his only
power as majority leader was the ________________. But a fellow Senator, noted
that "__________" often meant doing ____________: putting senators on
desired committees, sending them on ________, arranging for campaign
contributions, and even getting them honorary college degrees.
Civil
Rights
The
majority leader's signal achievement was the passage in 1957 of the first ______________
since Reconstruction. _______________ refers to the period in United States
history following the _______________ in which the federal government set the
conditions that would allow the Southern states back into the Union.
This act served as a large step in his
transformation from a _________________. Although Johnson's support of the act
may not have been completely ________, those closest to him believed that he
also felt genuine compassion for _____________________ and for the _________.
He spoke often of the hardships of his own childhood, and those memories seemed
to inspire him to _______ something significant with his _____. "Nobody
needed to talk to him about why it's __________ to get ahead," one Senator
commented. "He was ___________ that all the time to everybody."
The
fact that Congress passed any civil rights bill held symbolic significance, but
angry liberals felt that the watered-down bill simply elevated "_____________."
Liberals pointed out that the bill provided _______________ with little
protection for either _____________.
As
the ________________ approached, several senators jumped into the presidential
race, but Lyndon Johnson held back. Even though his position in the Senate was
powerful, he had less time to campaign for the Democratic ticket than __________________.
Johnson was caught off-guard by Kennedy's savvy
and sophisticated campaign. Johnson later said, "that Jack Kennedy's a lot
__________, and maybe a lot ________, than I thought he was."
The
1960 Election
Kennedy
won the Democratic nomination and then had ______ hours to select
________________. Some advisors urged Kennedy to choose ________ in order to
carry Texas and the South. When John Kennedy reported that he would offer the
second spot to Johnson, his brother interpreted the move as a ______________ to
keep the peace, since Johnson had told people he would never accept the second
spot. Then Johnson astonished both brothers by _____________. Considering the
choice a terrible mistake, Robert Kennedy was delegated to talk the Texan out
of running. But a tearful Johnson declared, "I want to be ______________,
and, if the President will have me, I'll join him in making a fight for
it." John Kennedy chose to retain him on the ticket, but the __________
between Johnson and Robert Kennedy never _____________.
Pondering
why Johnson had accepted, some of his aides thought that he saw no future in
being Kennedy's majority leader. If he succeeded in enacting the party
platform, the credit would have gone to the _____________. If he failed, the
blame would have been his. Johnson believed that, if he had ________________
the vice-presidency, he would have been "_____________" of party
affairs in the future.
A New Deal Congressman
Roosevelt, energy, first Southern president, Civil War, connections, electricity to rural areas, Senate, lost, WWII, Navy, returned, Senate, delayed, political machines, 87, Landslide Lyndon
Summarize and Reflect (I think.. This reminds me...)
A Southern Moderate
Southern senator, president, Johnson, whip, second in command, six years
Summarize
Democratic Leader
energy, personality, cruel, greedy, crafty, thoughtful, caring, kindness, cruel, people, master, the Johnson treatment, twist arms, strength, voice, push, power to persuade, persuasion, favors, trips
Summarize and Analyze (Analyze Johnson's character.)
Civil Rights
civil rights bill, Reconstruction, Civil War, southerner to national figure, noble, African-Americans, poor, achieve, life, important, preaching, symbol over substance, southern blacks, civil and voting rights, election of 1960, John F. Kennedy, tougher, smarter
Summarize and either Analyze or Reflect
1960 Election
24, a vice president, Johnson, gesture, accepting, vice president, tension, went away, president, declined, left out.
Summarize and Ask a Question
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