House Speaker designate Sam Rayburn (R) meets with Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson
Bonham, Texas: House Speaker designate Sam Rayburn (R) points out a local scenic item to Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson after Johnson flew in for a brief visit to confer on organization of a Democratic Congress 11/6/1954. (UPI Photo)
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This column advances what the United States must do to get its domestic house in order.
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Robert Hardesty, a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson who later served as president of Johnson's Texas alma mater, has died. He was 82.
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