Bb5a31f81ClaimSam Rayburn served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and oversaw the passage of New Deal legislation for President Franklin D. RooseveltAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Cook Political Report rated approximately 10 United States Senate races and 50 United States House of Representatives races as competitive in 2024AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson used his control over congressional committee assignments and pending legislation as leverage to compel United States senators to vote according to his wishesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson defeated Coke Stevenson in the contested 1948 Texas Democratic primary election for the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson used his control over United States Senate committee assignments to compel senators to vote according to Lyndon B. Johnson's wishesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRobert Moses publicly exposed Bronx politician Henry Epstein's extramarital affair to neutralize Henry Epstein's opposition to the Cross Bronx ExpresswayAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson defeated Coke Stevenson in the 1948 Texas election for the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCoke Stevenson served as Governor of Texas prior to running against Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1948 United States Senate electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1962, Robert Moses threatened to resign from his public appointments during a political dispute with New York Governor Nelson RockefellerAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCoke Stevenson served as Governor of Texas and was widely known by the nickname "Mr. Texas."AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1962, Robert Moses threatened to resign during a dispute with New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who accepted Moses's resignationAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson's domestic legislative agenda included civil rights laws, anti-poverty bills, and federal education programsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimJohn Connally collected campaign money and distributed it directly according to Lyndon B. Johnson's instructionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBronx politician Henry Epstein proposed shifting the Cross Bronx Expressway route two blocks south to avoid evicting tens of thousands of residentsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimNew York Governor Nelson Rockefeller formally accepted Robert Moses' resignation in 1962 instead of capitulating to Robert Moses' demandsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRobert Moses neutralized Bronx politician Henry Epstein's opposition to the Cross Bronx Expressway by publicly exposing Epstein's extramarital affairAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRobert Caro's research archives contain extensive unpublished interview transcripts and research files regarding former United States Speaker of the House Sam RayburnAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOn requests from politicians for campaign funds, Lyndon B. Johnson wrote specific instructions such as "$1,500," "$500," "no," or "no, never."AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLyndon B. Johnson frequently telephoned United States senators at 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 5:00 a.m. to lobby them for legislative votesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States military escalation in the Vietnam War derailed Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency and curtailed Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic legislative goalsAgreeDisagree