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born: 1908-08-27
category: Intelligence & Government
died: 1973-01-22
location: Stonewall, Texas
summary: As Senate Majority Leader, Johnson made Bobby Baker his secretary of the
  Senate Democrats in 1955, referring to Baker as 'my strong right arm, the last man
  I see at night, the first I see in the morning.' A major scandal brewed around Baker
  in the autumn of 1963, involving numerous questionable deal
tags:
- Person
- Politician
---

[Lyndon B. Johnson](/people/lyndon-b-johnson/) served as the 36th President of the [United States](/places/united-states/). His rise to power emanated directly from his friends in Texas oil, including the [Murchison family](/people/clint-murchison-sr/).[^1]

As Senate Majority Leader, Johnson made [Bobby Baker](/people/bobby-baker/) his secretary of the Senate Democrats in 1955, referring to Baker as "my strong right arm, the last man I see at night, the first I see in the morning." A major scandal brewed around Baker in the autumn of 1963, involving numerous questionable deals that were tightly interwoven with the [Murchison family](/people/clint-murchison-sr/) and organized crime figures.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.