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
One Word is Too Often Profaned manner, Edward Williams and Mary Shelley were not afflicted by jealousy regarding this relationship. In fact, Mary Shelley was quite fond of Jane and Edward Williams and Shelley enjoyed Edward's company too. Shelley and Edward Williams drowned while on a boating trip on 8 July, 1822. Shelley wrote a number of poems devoted to Jane including "With a Guitar, To Jane", "One Word is Too Often Profaned", "To Jane: The Invitation", "To Jane: The Recollection" and "To Jane: The Keen Stars Were Twinkling". In "One Word is Too Often Profaned", Shelley rejects the use of the word Love to describe