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4-10-14

Why Obama's Not Accomplishing as Much as LBJ (Interview)

by Julian Zelizer
Julian Zelizer teaches history at Princeton. At the 2014 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians he spoke with HNN about Lyndon Johnson's ability to get legislation through Congress. He explains why Obama's not in as favorable a position.