Fully aware that what he was saying would not appear until he was out of office, Lyndon Johnson sat down last May and wrote his view of the press for the 1969 Britannica Book of the Year. The result, described by L.B.J. as "the musings of a man who has seen the press only from the open end of the gun barrel," is an intriguing blend of accusation, sympathy and self-reproach.
"Even given the special interest of political leaders," says Johnson, "there is now a serious imbalance in the reporting of news." He cited a "brilliant satire" written by Meg...
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