Tag: Lyndon B. Johnson

IT STARTED BY A CAMPFIRE IN VIETNAM – Garry Armstrong

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, from 1963 to 1969. As President, he designed "Great Society" legislation, including civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, aid to education and the arts, urban and rural development, and a "War on Poverty". Location: A campfire in Vietnam near Saigon. Year: 1967. 1967 and 1968 were very intense years … Continue reading IT STARTED BY A CAMPFIRE IN VIETNAM – Garry Armstrong

GARRY ARMSTRONG – WITH LBJ IN VIETNAM

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, from 1963 to 1969. As President, he designed "Great Society" legislation, including civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, aid to education and the arts, urban and rural development, and a "War on Poverty". Johnson's civil rights bills banned racial discrimination in public facilities, interstate commerce, the workplace, and … Continue reading GARRY ARMSTRONG – WITH LBJ IN VIETNAM

LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON – VIETNAM 1967, by GARRY ARMSTRONG

WHEN OUR PRESIDENT WAS A HERO Location: A campfire in Vietnam near Saigon. Year: 1967. 1967 and 1968 were very intense years for me. I had jumped directly from college and small time commercial radio, to ABC Network News. The time was right and the opportunity was there, but I was a kid thrust suddenly into the big leagues. My journalistic … Continue reading LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON – VIETNAM 1967, by GARRY ARMSTRONG

CAMPFIRE WITH LBJ IN VIETNAM, 1967 – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Location: A campfire in Vietnam near Saigon. Year: 1967. 1967 and 1968 were very intense years for me. I had jumped directly from college and small time commercial radio, to ABC Network News. The time was right and the opportunity was there, but I was a kid thrust suddenly into the big leagues. My journalistic baptism started with the 6-day war in … Continue reading CAMPFIRE WITH LBJ IN VIETNAM, 1967 – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Garry Armstrong’s Wonderful Broadcast Life – by Roger Lyons

His obstacles were many. Some might have said insurmountable. He was a painfully shy black man with a hearing problem, trying to break into major market radio and television in the ‘60’s. Yet Garry Armstrong went on to accomplish amazing things in his illustrious broadcast career. Whereas racism was certainly a factor in Armstrong’s career … Continue reading Garry Armstrong’s Wonderful Broadcast Life – by Roger Lyons

The Non-Complexities of Pretty Racist Chef Paula Deen

See on Scoop.it - Books, Writing, and Reviews By JOSH MARSHALL JUNE 21, 2013, 11:50 AM I must say. I love Paula Deen’s defense. It has the benefit of being both ridiculous and perhaps something her critics could actually agree about. According to the Wall Street Journal, “A representative for Paula Deen says that the 66-year-old celebrity … Continue reading The Non-Complexities of Pretty Racist Chef Paula Deen