A dozen cotton choppers on an East Texas farm dropped their hoes and hightailed it for the piney woods. One of those crazy flying machines that stand still in the air was right on top of them. But they stopped dead when the thing yelled at them: "Hello, down there. This is Lyndon Johnson, candidate for the U.S. Senate, dropping in to say good morning."
Long Lyndon Johnson, one of Texas' most ebullient Congressmen, had introduced the first new gimmick in Texas politics* since the hillbilly band and the free barbecue. Leapfrogging all...
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