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During the 1937 congressional election campaign, Johnson's group probably paid $5,000 to Elliott Roosevelt, one of Franklin Roosevelt's sons, for a telegram in which Elliott suggested that the Roosevelt family favored Lyndon Johnson.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Dallek
  • DescriptionAmerican historian specializing in American presidents
  • BornMay 16, 1934
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship