LBJ: The Early Years An offer of the Vice Presidency by John Kennedy is at first rejected by Johnson because of the advice of Sam Rayburn. The next day, Rayburn tells Johnson that he changed his mind, and LBJ accepts the offer, despite Robert Kennedy's attempt at squashing the idea. After JFK is elected in 1960, Johnson soon regrets his decision, and he is made to fill the most benign of roles while the President and his brother shut him out of meetings. This position changes drastically when John Kennedy is shot in Dallas in 1963, and Lyndon Johnson becomes the new President of
Us with Italy the UdC and IdeA quit the alliance and formed a pact with FI. In mid April also Costa quit and re-joined FI. Us with Italy Us with Italy (, NcI) is a centre-right, Christian-democratic, and liberal-conservative federation of political parties in Italy. Until March 2018, the federation was known as Us with Italy – UDC for its alliance with the Union of the Centre (UdC). NcI's main leaders are Raffaele Fitto (president, leader of Direction Italy), Francesco Saverio Romano (vice president, leader of Popular Construction), Maurizio Lupi (coordinator, former leading member of Popular Alternative) and Enrico Costa (the main proponent).