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FDR aided LBJ’s rise in Capitol Hill and Senate
Washington AP outlines how President Franklin D. Roosevelt reportedly backed Lyndon B. Johnson when he first entered Congress. The piece notes Johnson’s early ties to key figures, his rapid assignment to major committees, and his later rise to the Senate in 1948 aided by organizational skills and aides like John Connally. It also mentions Johnson’s assistance to his wife and child’s entry into the United States, leading to the namesake Lyndon Leo.
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