He said he was afraid to start a massive sh*tstorm {my words, his meaning}, but he made a mistake. Voters should have known what they were voting for. LBJ knew Nixon would get in. He didn’t want to create a crisis days before the election — he was afraid, but he was afraid of the wrong thing … He should have exposed the bastards….
Why LBJ kept his mouth shut is a mystery; even knowing the times we lived in then, when propriety and tradition ruled.
He said he was afraid to start a massive sh*tstorm {my words, his meaning}, but he made a mistake. Voters should have known what they were voting for. LBJ knew Nixon would get in. He didn’t want to create a crisis days before the election — he was afraid, but he was afraid of the wrong thing … He should have exposed the bastards….