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logicx24yesterday at 7:18 PM7 repliesview on HN

Robert Caro, in the LBJ series, wrote about how LBJ would use the discomfort of being the bathroom as a negotiating technique and a show of dominance. He would drag senators into the bathroom and force them to listen to him talk as he used the urinal, or force his staffers to take dictation as he took a shit.


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newsofthedayyesterday at 8:01 PM

Also, LBJ allegedly unzipped his fly and exposed himself to reporters demanding to know why the U.S. was in Vietnam, declaring, "This is why!".

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tyleoyesterday at 7:48 PM

Crazily enough, I’ve also heard he pulled his Johnson out in meetings.

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darth_avocadoyesterday at 7:34 PM

I have seen more than one CEOs of big companies do this. The number VPs is probably a lot more.

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strangattractoryesterday at 9:08 PM

We now know why he served only one term:)

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jasonwatkinspdxyesterday at 7:39 PM

Apparently he urinated on the shoes of a secret service agent just as a flex.

farceSpheruleyesterday at 9:57 PM

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anal_reactoryesterday at 9:01 PM

Try this on me. It won't work.