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BUS 588 – Power and Politics case study: Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ in History Matters
In the book, On Leadership, John Gardner writes “Leaders act in the stream of history. As they labor to bring about a result, multiple forces beyond their control, even beyond their knowledge, are moving to hasten or hinder the result.” (Gardner, 1990, p. 8) Gardner also tells us “In the real world, the judgments one makes of a leader must be multidimensional, taking into consideration great strengths, streaks of mediocrity, and perhaps great flaws. If the great strengths correspond to the needs of a critical moment in history, the flaws are forgiven and simply provide texture to the biographies.” (Gardner, 1990, p. 8) Lyndon Johnson was this type of leader. He has been credited with enacting the most sweeping set of civil rights laws in history. He was a brilliant statesman and a ruthless politician. He was compassionate and cruel. He demonstrated leadership when his country desperately needed it. Let’s discuss some of the attributes that define Lyndon Johnson as a leader.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, three amendments to the Constitution were ratified. The Thirteenth Amendment, adopted December 6, 1865, prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude. (Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2010) The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted July 9, 1868, provides that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. “ (Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2010) The Fifteenth Amendment, adopted February 3, 1870,
LBJ in History Matters
In the book, On Leadership, John Gardner writes “Leaders act in the stream of history. As they labor to bring about a result, multiple forces beyond their control, even beyond their knowledge, are moving to hasten or hinder the result.” (Gardner, 1990, p. 8) Gardner also tells us “In the real world, the judgments one makes of a leader must be multidimensional, taking into consideration great strengths, streaks of mediocrity, and perhaps great flaws. If the great strengths correspond to the needs of a critical moment in history, the flaws are forgiven and simply provide texture to the biographies.” (Gardner, 1990, p. 8) Lyndon Johnson was this type of leader. He has been credited with enacting the most sweeping set of civil rights laws in history. He was a brilliant statesman and a ruthless politician. He was compassionate and cruel. He demonstrated leadership when his country desperately needed it. Let’s discuss some of the attributes that define Lyndon Johnson as a leader.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, three amendments to the Constitution were ratified. The Thirteenth Amendment, adopted December 6, 1865, prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude. (Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2010) The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted July 9, 1868, provides that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. “ (Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2010) The Fifteenth Amendment, adopted February 3, 1870,
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