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President Lyndon B. Johnson Meets with Senator Richard Russell, 1963

President Lyndon Johnson possessed remarkable powers of persuasion. Standing at 6’4”, he used his physical size, humor, and oratorical gifts to intimidate his political opponents.

President Lyndon B. Johnson Meets with Senator Richard Russell, December 17, 1963. Photograph by Yoichi Okamoto. Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.