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Gary Borders: LBJ and the Spring of 1968

Red River Radio | By Gary Borders
Published April 27, 2018 at 7:45 AM CDT
Arnold Newman, White House Press Office (WHPO)
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Photo portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office, leaning on a chair.

Airs Friday, April 20, 2018, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Borders travels back to the Spring of 1968, and the announcement by LBJ that stunned viewers as he declared he would not seek re-election, nor would he accept the nomination if offered.
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Gary Borders
Gary Borders has been an East Texas journalist and editor for more than 40 years. He works now as a freelance writer, editor and photographer. You can see his work at garyborders.com. He has written for World Wildlife magazine, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer and Airstream Life.
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