Ivy Elkins commenting on President Johnson

I had no clue who Johnson was, what period he was from or what he was known for. i thought it was interesting that he was the president of multiple personalities. Knowing that he recorded his phone calls was very interesting which made sense logistically but also seemed kind of shady. Once i listened to how he felt about MLK and the whole expansion on the civil rights movement i realized it was intelligent so that he could have proof of peoples words and hold them accountable. I thought it was very admirable. I also thought he was a heroic man for wanting to encourage Jackie in her time of need since she had just had her whole life turned upside down. He didnt want to make her talk about politics or tell her how great of a president he would be, but he told her how he was always going to be her friend. He also mentioned how women are so strong which also was a part of the encouragement to the expansion on the civil rights movement. Im still not sure how i feel about him totally but i think he was definitely very interesting since he was originally under one of the most famous presidents. He obviouslly learned a lot and used that along with his own view to influence Vietnam. But i do think it was wise of him not to run for re-election since he had such a tricky presidency that was so much different in the times and events that were happening to America and their relationship with everyone at that time.