January 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of former Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Lawrence said that"one of the most interesting parallels is the fact that both of them came into the vice presidency with very arguably far more experience than the man at the top of the ticket."
In this combination image, US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, Dec. 22, 2022 and a file photo of Lyndon B. Johnson pictured in the White House, 1960s. Johnson died on January 22, 1973Lawrence noted that the last three years of Johnson's administration were"much less productive" as he faced political headwinds, but he pointed to the fact that Congress remained"very much in Democratic hands.
"So they're both trending in the less promising direction. But I think the starting point was quite different for the two presidents," he said.Though both Johnson and Biden may have bipartisan instincts, the nature of coalition-building in Washington has changed since the 1960s. "The kind of folks who had been rock solid voters for Lyndon Johnson have been much more problematic for the Democratic Party in later years," Lawrence said.
Biden has said he intends to run again but he has not yet formally declared a campaign. He's now the oldest serving president in U.S. history.
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