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The Monday Play: LBJ - The Great Society

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First part of a challenging two-part drama by Mike Walker.
As vice-president, Lyndon Baines Johnson was the most powerful man in the US Congress, but he had always wanted to be President. He brought in his own team to protect him from the Kennedys. Lyle Weaver is a fictitious character, a journalist, who represents LBJ's people.

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Walker.
Director:
Ned Chaillet
LBJ:
William Hootkins
Lyle Weaver:
Bob Sherman
Cathy Weaver:
Lorelei King
Beth Lowell:
Joanne MacInnes
Bobby Kennedy:
Peter Whitman
Jay Weaver:
Adam Henderson
Billy Weaver:
Alan Marriot
Publisher:
John Guerrasio
Radio announcer:
Gavin Muir
Source: Radio Times

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