Johnson—Abandoning Your Strengths
Former UCLA basketball coaching legend John Wooden said this about change: “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” The ability to adjust and adapt as situations change is imperative to successful issues management. Lyndon B. Johnson, one the most effective presidents in passing legislation, clung to his position in Vietnam for too long, and it would cost him his presidency in the end.
The presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas began following the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The contrast between the two men could not have been greater. Kennedy was young and handsome; Johnson was 55 years old when he assumed office but appeared to ...
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