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The formal powers listed for the Senate majority leader when Lyndon Johnson consulted the Library of Congress consisted of only the right to be recognized first on the floor.
Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026
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“When Johnson asked the Library of Congress for a list of the majority leader's formal powers, he found that there was exactly one, the right to be recognized first on the floor.”16:52Report a misattribution
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