Politics: Nuts in the Basket

It will not be a very merry Christmas for Lyndon Johnson, who returned last week to his Texas ranch to recuperate further from his operation—and to lick some wounds that are harder to heal. With his own party dissatisfied and disunited after its November setback, Johnson was not only being blamed for the defeat but hearing an increasing amount of speculation that he might not run in 1968. Even if he does run, he faces a revived Republican Party that is gaining confidence that it can defeat him, and is busy seeking...

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