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LBJ White House Tapes

Saturday, September 5, 2009

As Congress continues work on health care legislation, see comparisons to the 1965 Medicare bill from President Johnson's 1964 and 1965 calls. Hear LBJ plan to win approval for the measure, with participants including his chief Congressional aide Larry O’Brien, Sen. Albert Gore Sr., father of the future Vice President, and powerful House Ways and Means Cmte. Chairman Wilbur Mills. Historian David Shreve provides context and background for these conversations.
Washington, DC : 1 hr. 33 min.