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Voice recording captures LBJ reflecting on comparisons to Kennedy
President Lyndon B. Johnson was frequently compared to John F. Kennedy. "His style was 180 degrees from John Kennedy. Kennedy was polished, Harvard; LBJ was hill country," said Sid Davis, a former White House correspondent. For more President Johnson, watch "LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy" Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
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Voice recording captures LBJ reflecting on comparisons to Kennedy
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379570 24: Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office as President of the United States, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)
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