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Dixiecrats Spike Guns Of The Johnson-Rayburn Team
James Marlow assesses the 1959 Democratic leadership under Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn. He notes conservative, middle-ground governance, veto battles with President Eisenhower, mixed progress on civil rights and labor bills, and tentative steps on housing, farming, and water development with no clear momentum.
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James Marlow
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Texas
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