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kentuck

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12. At one time, LBJ may have been a bit of a racist?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 06:20 PM

Apr 2017

But, I think he was able to redeem himself once he became President, with the laws he was able to get passed. Unfortunately, the MIC had a war in planning stage and Vietnam tarnished his reputation a lot. Just my opinion.

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