LBJ: The Early Years LBJ: The Early Years LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the pre-presidential life of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969). Actor Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Johnson. In 1934, then clerk for Texas Congressman Richard Kleberg, Lyndon Johnson (Randy Quaid) runs up the steps of the Capitol to meet with future Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (Pat Hingle), who is sure he will work beside Johnson in the future. Johnson then runs off with his boss's
Committee to Defend the President Short. Short was a Republican National Convention delegate in 2016 who pledged support for Trump rival candidate Ted Cruz. In an email to "Reuters" dated April 2016, Short called Trump "a liar" and added that he had "spent thousands of dollars of my own money... to make sure Donald Trump is NOT our nominee." Ted Harvey, a former member of the Colorado Senate, is the chairman of the Committee to Defend the President. Harvey often criticizes “the left and their media allies”, which he has characterized as the "fake news media". The PAC spent more than $6 million throughout 2015