Lyndon Johnson said "I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said of the Presidency: 'It is a splendid misery.'" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 2, 1966

I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said of the Presidency: 'It is a splendid misery.'

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Lyndon Johnson

Democratic · Texas

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Remarks to Members of the National Council of Senior Citizens.

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