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Lyndon B. Johnson and the Mormons
LBJ had an amazing personal admiration for Church President David O. McKay, whom he visited many times, and sent numerous letters and cards to. “I don’t know what it is about President McKay,” Johnson said, “I visit with Billy Graham and all the rest, but somehow President McKay feels like a father to me.” (From Mike Winder’s Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America’s Presidents and the LDS Church)
Today in Political History
Nov. 21, 1789: The state of North Carolina is admitted to the Union.
Nov. 21, 1920: Members of the Irish Republican Army kill 11 British officers on “Bloody Sunday” in Dublin, Ireland. (Perspicuity)
Nov. 21, 1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia is sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. (Source: NBC5)
Wise Words
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
--John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Quote Garden)
Lighter Side
Q: What do you get when you cross a turkey with an octopus?
A: Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving
Q: What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?
A: Plymouth Rock
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