President Biden's departure from the race evokes memories of 1968

Published 2024-07-22
News over the weekend that President Biden would not seek re-election brings to mind 1968, when Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to seek re-election. Mark Strassman talks to a historian over the other similarities between now and the campaign of 1968.

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All Comments (21)
  • @lg7014
    There is no resemblance. 1968 = VietNam; 2024 = Democrats immediately in line. CBs must have used AI for this content.
  • @randyboisa6367
    I'm confused! CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC including Kamala Harris all told us for 3 years that "Joe Biden is as sharp as a tack!"
  • oh really give me a break one time ok King was shot in April and flames had come and gone twice before the convention so please dont rewrite history to fit today this is weak I was there u are looking at historical review so give me a break
  • @sbkfalk
    RFK Jr was already a reminder of 1968.
  • @MuppetCore
    If LBJ was forced out by his party, wrote his departure on a message board, and was replaced by a black lady Dan Quayle, sure.
  • @wcsii
    Ich bin 18 und neu in der Geschichte oder habe neu die Liebe zur Geschichte gefunden. Ich habe meinen Großvater danach gefragt, aber er hat mir eine Erklärung gegeben, von der ich nicht glaube, dass ich sie wiederholen kann.... Warum machen es die Leute ihnen schwer juden? Und haben sie es verdient?
  • @AFL67pitt
    No it doesn’t LBJ went on TV to do it like a man
  • @Bookworm214-y3d
    He was forced out in an undercover coup, nancy really gave him 2 choices: leave with dignity or we are gonna embarrass you in every way possible. Thats why we havent seen him pop up, he is fuming in the WH, angry and bitter that his friends would turn on him. I feel bad for him ngl
  • too bad America didn't realize what waste of space joey was when he drop kicked Bernie Sanders out of the Pres race, at a time when no one wanted joe biden to begin with
  • What we should be asking is where is Brandon and the nuclear football , whose in charge of it.
  • @damien5138
    Did LBJ drop out for Willie Brown's squeak toy too
  • @LAChaplain
    I just disagree that the parallel is that strong.
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