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Johnson taps friend to run 1968 re election effort
President Johnson names James H. Rowe Jr. to run the 1968 re election drive while the Democratic National Committee coordinates strategy. The plan includes regional conferences in Salt Lake City Des Moines and Dallas and a nationwide voter registration push led by Billie Farum with over 1 million dollars budgeted. Johnson relies on Humphrey O'Brien and Watson for day to day campaigning as Rowe leads Citizens for Johnson Humphrey.
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