August 27 |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson's Birthday |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969) when he succeeded to the presidency following Kennedy's assassination. Kennedy chose Johnson, a Texas senator and political rival as his vice-president, running mate in 1960 o to guarantee that he would win Texas. Ironically when Jacqueline Kennedy sat down with historian Arthur Schlesinger, to record a series of interviews about her experiences as first lad., she commented, "Jack said it to me sometimes. He said, 'Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon were president?"'
Lyndon Johnson , or LBJ as he was often called, was the spiritual heir
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, the logical extension of which was
his Great Society. Under Johnson's leadership Congress passed the Civil Rights Act
in July 1964 After a delay of over 100 years this act created federal law in support
of the original purpose of the 14th Amendment, equal treatment under the
laws for blacks and whites. This act outlawed racial discrimination in
employment, voting, education and public accommodation. Johnson also
encouraged the passing of the Anti-Poverty Act (1964) that provided $947.5
million dollars for job training centers, and loans to poor students and
low-income farmers.
When LBJ signed the 1965 Civil Rights Act he made a prophecy that he was
“signing away the south for 50 years”. This proved accurate. In fact, the
Democrats have never recovered the vote of the white racists in the Deep
South. The tragic
debacle of the Viet Nam marred what would have been one of our most
brilliant presidencies.
So for LBJ's birthday, his recipe venison sausage is an appropriate
remembrance while watching the TV documentary
The American Experience (1991) in which he is featured. |
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LBJ's Venison Sausage
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Ingredients |
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1&1/2 yards of sausage casings 2 lb venison 2 lb lean pork 2 lbs pork fat |
2 TB salt 1 TB freshly ground pepper 1 TB red pepper 1 tsp sage |
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Instructions |
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© 2011 Gordon Nary and Tyler Stokes