Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Quotes & Sayings

I would have to say all of the civil rights acts, because there were three, and even, say, the Immigration Act, which I think also is a civil rights act, maybe on a global perspective, that he cared very, very much about it. — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

Lyndon Johnson wanted to emancipate the whites as much as people of color, because he knew how, particularly in the South, but not only in the South, we were so restricted. And he wanted everybody to live up to the best that God gave them and use those tools of education and have good health care, to be able to do the things to make America great. — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

I think my father felt very strongly that when there was bigotry anywhere, prejudice anywhere, all of us lose out, — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

He [Lyndon Johnson] hated the war. He hated having anybody put in harm away. But he believed that what we were doing is what we had to do for our commitments with SEATO, for many reasons. And he was carrying forth a policy that he had inherited. And he tried and got us to the peace table in 1968. — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb