LBJ Quotes

Lyndon B. Johnson I have zero intention of running for President.

Robert F. Kennedy You're out of your damn mind, Jack! You couldn't have made a worst choice if you tried.

John F. Kennedy I spoke with Dad and he agreed.

Robert F. Kennedy You spoke with Dad?

John F. Kennedy If we wanna win, we need Johnson.

Robert F. Kennedy Why didn't you consult with me?

John F. Kennedy We also agreed we'd never convince you it was a good idea.

Robert F. Kennedy Maybe because it isn't. I mean, Johnson and his men have just spent the last 72 hours trying to convince the entire delegation you have Addison's disease.

John F. Kennedy I do have Addison's disease.

Robert F. Kennedy That's not the fucking point!

John F. Kennedy Kenny, we will win the liberal vote anyway. We need Southerners, we need Texas.

Robert F. Kennedy The only person Lyndon Johnson will ever be loyal to is Lyndon and Johnson.

John F. Kennedy Bobby, I'd rather him serve under me as Vice President than fight me for control of the government as leader of the Senate.

Robert F. Kennedy We can't be the only ones who think this is a bad idea.

John F. Kennedy As it turns out, you might not be because he hasn't accepted it yet.

Lyndon B. Johnson Senator Yarborough.

Ralph Yarborough Mr. Leader, I still don't take a drink. Now, if you've called me in here to ask me about my vote on the Farm Bill, I should tell you that I have not changed my position in the slightest.

Lyndon B. Johnson No problem, no problem at all. Uh... But listen, while I've got you here, there's only one question I've been meaning to ask you. Have you got shit for brains? What the hell is your problem with this Farm Bill?

Ralph Yarborough We should be doing a heck of a lot more for people who have less.

Lyndon B. Johnson The only thing more irritating than a liberal is a liberal from Texas.

Lyndon B. Johnson You know, about a year ago, my private cook Mrs. Wright, who you know was driving from here down to the ranch in Texas. So I asked her if she would mind bringing my dog, Little Beagle Johnson, with her in order that he could be there when I got home. Mrs. Wright respectfully declined. She said it is hard enough for a black woman driving through the South without having a dog to worry about. Finding a place to eat, to sleep, to use the restroom. The personal cook of the vice president of the United States has to drive through towns without stopping , then squat to pee by the side of the road. Hundred years ago, she would've been a slave. Hundred years from now, hell, she might be... president. But today, we live in a time of too much uncertainty. Where can she eat? Where can she sleep? Can she vote? And if she does, will she be harassed for casting that vote? Can she attend school? If so, which school? Can she travel the cities and towns of this land without fearing for her safety? What rights that belong to the men in this room should not be afforded to her?