Nelson's LBJ Mastermind book

[Jim DiEugenio]

When i read this stuff about black mail, I am assuming it means putting LBJ on the ticket in 1960.

There was long discussion of this at Spartacus.

A lot of this comes from Kennedy trashers like Thomas Reeves and Hersh.

If you examine the early discussions of this in Sorenson and Schlesinger, you can come to several evidentiary conclusions:

1. LBJ was always the top pick of the Kennedy entourage, which sppointed Sorenson to put together a list. LBJ was at the top since he offered a good complement to JFK in political geography and religion. Plus he could help take Texas--very crucial that year.

2. LBJ was always Kennedy's favorite. In fact, after he got the nomination, JFK called him to feel him out, and then met with him in person.

3. No one got as much attention in this regard as LBJ did. Period.

4. LBJ was not really that eager to accept. But he did when Rayburn told him if he did not the Republicans stood a good chance of winning.

Raskin, Hersh's source in his hatchet job of a book, is a liar.