Summary: Lyndon B. Johnson doesn’t always get the consideration he deserves as one of America’s great presidents. On today’s Gist, historian <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaMZeitz">Joshua Zeitz</a> says LBJ’s fight for welfare reform and civil rights redefined the country, even as those legal achievements come under attack by today’s Republican Party. Zeitz is the author of <em>Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson’s White House</em>. <br>Plus, a Spiel from the 2016 archives: Vote Jabba!
