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Lyndon Johnson's persuasive influence rested on his power to grant or withhold things people wanted.
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“Behind his persuasion was the power. When you were talking to him, if he asked something of you, you knew he had the power behind him to give you or deny you things that you wanted.”33:34Report a misattribution
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