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There's only one reason that Roe v. wade should mentioned in the section on the death and funeral: most Americans remember the day that LBJ died as the day that
SCOTUS handed down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. January 22, 1973 is mentioned almost every year as it was also the day of the ruling and the news of LBJ's passing overshadowed the ruling. No mention of Roe v. Wade (since overturned) will be mentioned until we reach a consensus. Please mention if it should be mentioned that both the passing and ruling happened on the same day.
SnoopyAndCharlieBrown202070 (
talk) 11:31, 24 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Stop it. Your idea didn't get any traction the last time you suggested it, and nothing has changed since then.
Binksternet (
talk) 15:46, 24 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Tyler served in all four elected federally elected positions of the U.S. government - must be added
The introduction states that Lyndon Johnson is one of just three people to serve in all four federally elected positions of the U.S. government (President, Vice President, Senator and Representative) along with Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon. But he is one of FOUR as John Tyler also did so (President 1841-45, Vice President 1841, Senator 1827-1836 & Representative 1816-21). Can this please be changed to reflect that. I don't have editing permission and think it is hugely important. Thank you.
2A02:C7C:392C:1A00:85BC:4A0B:DDD4:DB76 (
talk) 11:51, 6 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Are we counting people who were elected to the presidency? Neither Tyler nor A. Johnson were elected. So, either add Tyler or remove the earlier Johnson.
Dhtwiki (
talk) 23:26, 6 January 2024 (UTC)reply
The sentence currently reads: 'Johnson is one of only three, along with Richard Nixon and Andrew Johnson, to have served in all four federally elected positions of the U.S. government.'
Tyler needs to be added. Four people have served in all four federally elected positions of the U.S. government , NOT THREE.
We can always change the wording, as I think whether a person is elected to the office on their own merits, and not just succeeding by the accident of the previous president dying in office, is relevant, especially in Nixon's case, where he didn't have the advantage of incumbency, as LBJ did.
Dhtwiki (
talk) 00:24, 8 January 2024 (UTC)reply
True - but either way needs to be changed. Thank you very much for your help. Personally I think it makes most sense simply to add Tyler and make it four (given that A Johnson, like Tyler, ascended to the presidency due to the death of the incumbent is already there).
2A02:C7C:392C:1A00:4471:3FB9:D477:7F0E (
talk) 11:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)reply
The statement is uncited in the lead, and I don't see it supported in the body of the article. I now suggest removing it altogether.
Dhtwiki (
talk) 00:05, 10 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Seeing no objection, I've removed the statement from the lead.
Dhtwiki (
talk) 22:11, 10 January 2024 (UTC)reply
"cowbout hat […] at his childhood farmouse"
Quote from article: »A seven-year-old Johnson, wearing his trademark cowbout hat, at his childhood farmouse near Stonewall, Texas, in 1915«
Excuse me, but as a non-native speaker, I wonder what a "cowbout hat" and a "farmouse" may be. Unfortunately, two online dictionaries for English do not know those two words either. So could it be these are typos? --
2A01:75C2:BF16:EE0:9293:37E:8E23:4EAA (
talk) 22:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Robert Caro's often quoted remarks about LBJ's Silver Star
I have included the remarks (with reference) that Robert Caro famously said about LBJ's SS decoration: "The most you can say about Lyndon Johnson and his Silver Star, is that surely one of the most undeserved Silver Stars in history because if you accept everything that he said, he would still in action for no more than 13 minutes and only as an observer. Men who flew many missions, brave men, never got a Silver Star." This quote has been removed, and I have re-inserted them, because few people have studied and written more about LBJ than Caro.
rogerd (
talk) 01:05, 15 February 2024 (UTC)reply
The section already includes quotes from Caro on the topic; not seeing any rationale for re-inserting this one.
Nikkimaria (
talk) 01:10, 15 February 2024 (UTC)reply
This is Caro's most famous quote on the topic.
rogerd (
talk) 04:31, 15 February 2024 (UTC)reply
This isn't Wikiquote. Even if that is true, that doesn't require it be included.
Nikkimaria (
talk) 04:35, 15 February 2024 (UTC)reply
Relation to President Andrew Johnson (or lack thereof)
Just a suggestion, but a brief mentioning that Presidents Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Baines Johnson were unrelated (or a description of how they are related if they are), would be a worthwhile addition to the introductory section. Since every other presidential pair with shared last names are in fact related, it might perhaps lead many to make an incorrect assumption. If anyone is able to edit this article, please consider this addition. I was unable to find any sources explicitly stating the two are unrelated aside from IMDB, which I would not exactly hail as an unimpeachable source with regard to presidential historicity. Thank you.
66.91.36.8 (
talk) 03:18, 1 March 2024 (UTC)reply
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