Lyndon Johnson

Obama’s Cronkite moment

Did the president lose Jon Stewart -- and his millennial base -- last night?

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:01 PM UTC 142
Media Barack Obama, Jon Stewart

Omitted from the history text books: U.S. soldiers turned on American women -- and sometimes each other

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 6:53 AM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Vietnam, Rape

Barack Obama's ambitious gun control agenda puts an end to two decades of Democratic cowardice

Steve Kornacki Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 12:36 PM UTC 28
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama

Does the president's legacy require chipping away at LBJ's', or building on it?

Joan Walsh Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 78
News Great Society, Social Security

Don't be fooled by those who say it's dying: The fiscal cliff impasse proves its spirit dominates the GOP

Steve Kornacki Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 1:12 PM UTC 48
Politics Opening Shot, Tea Party

Think it was a decade of sex, protest and psychedelics? Nope. As late as 1964, the decade looked like the '50s

James T. Patterson Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 94
Life The Eve of Destruction

The title “former president” doesn't always guarantee respect at either party’s national convention

Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012 4:33 PM UTC
Politics War Room, Jimmy Carter