Lyndon B. Johnson (36th president of the United States) died in January 1973. His biographer, Doris Kearns Goodwin, said that in her last conversation with him he declared: “I’d have been better off looking for immortality through my wife and children and their children in turn instead of seeking all that love and affection from the American people.”
Perhaps this is a timely thought for those positioning themselves in presidential politics. Maybe LBJ’s near death AHA moment is helpful to a state or local politician seeking love and affection from his neighbors and community but not extending love and affection at home. Wisdom surfaces near death of the body. President Johnson’s insight seemed to be expressed with some regret. I don’t think his words were solely intended for those with political ambitions. We are all better off looking for immortality through family.
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