Time Magazine
Man Of The Year: Lyndon B. Johnson, The Paradox of Power
Friday, Jan. 05, 1968

Time Magazine
Man Of The Year: Lyndon B. Johnson, The Paradox of Power
Friday, Jan. 05, 1968

Late Presidency

"(See Cover) Even if the television tube and a ubiquitous Texan had yet to be conceived, the President of the U.S. in the latter third of the 20th century would almost certainly be the world's most exhaustively scrutinized, analyzed and criticized figure. As it is, the power of his office and the Jovian electronic eye ensure that the Chief Executive's visage and voice are available for instant dissection from Baghdad to Bangkok, from factory cafeteria to family living room. Depending on the man and the..."