"L.B.J. ALL THE WAY!" proclaimed the campaign buttons that pretty Lynda Bird Johnson, 16, and her sister, Lucy Baines, 12, handed out in Denver, Cheyenne and Salt Lake City last week. And their daddy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, went almostbut not quiteall the way toward admitting that he is an eager presidential candidate. At a Houston press conference. Johnson was asked if he would accept the Democratic nomination. "I have served my country in every capacity in which I have been asked to serve," he replied. "I would not shirk my responsibility." He was aware that his name would be...
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