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5-22-15

Review of Godfrey Hodgson’s “JFK and LBJ: The Last two Great Presidents”

by Murray Polner

According to Godfrey Hodgson, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were our “last two great presidents” because no-one since has believed the federal government could do very much to help all Americans.

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Review of Godfrey Hodgson’s “JFK and LBJ: The Last two Great Presidents”

by Murray Polner