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The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence

Published: Sept. 4, 2022, 12:35 p.m.

It\u2019s September 4th. In 1948, a heated Texas Senate primary comes down to a very mysterious box of ballots found in Jim Wells County \u2014 which conveniently put Lyndon Johnson ahead by just a few votes.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Mark Lawrence of the UT-Austin and the LBJ Library to discuss what we know and don\u2019t know about the \u201cBox 13\u201d scandal \u2014 and whether it truly changed the trajectory of LBJ\u2019s political career.

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