It was a fact that LB. would, on occasion, personally call military
>>offices and demand special favors. At one such time, he is said to
have
>>called The Basic School, TBS., at Quantico and the conversation went
>>like this:
>>TBS: "Good afternoon, this is The Basic School. How can I help you?"
>>LBJ: "This is President Johnson. We're having a state dinner here at
>>the
>>White House next Saturday. I want you to send out two lieutenants to
be
>>escorts for my daughters."
>>TBS: "Yes sir, Mr... President. Is that all?"
>>LBJ: "I want them in their dress uniforms, tall and good looking.:
>>TBS: "Yes sir, Mr... President. Two tall, good looking lieutenants.
>>dress
>>uniforms, next Saturday evening. Is there anything else?" LBJ:
(Remember
>>now LBJ was an old time Texan) "Yeah, don't send any darned
>>Mexicans!"
>>TBS: "No sir, Mr.. President, no darned Mexicans. Will there be
>>anything
>>else?"
>>LBJ: "No, that's all."
>>Saturday evening came the two tall, good looking Marines lieutenants
>>showed up at the White House, resplendent in their dress uniforms.
They
>>were promptly ushered in to meet Mrs.. Johnson and introduced
themselves
>>as being there as escorts for her daughters. She acknowledged their
>>presence but said, "But you're both black. There must be some
mistake!"
>>One lieutenant replied: "I don't believe that's possible, Ma'am.
Captain
>>Rodriguez NEVER makes mistakes!"
>>offices and demand special favors. At one such time, he is said to
have
>>called The Basic School, TBS., at Quantico and the conversation went
>>like this:
>>TBS: "Good afternoon, this is The Basic School. How can I help you?"
>>LBJ: "This is President Johnson. We're having a state dinner here at
>>the
>>White House next Saturday. I want you to send out two lieutenants to
be
>>escorts for my daughters."
>>TBS: "Yes sir, Mr... President. Is that all?"
>>LBJ: "I want them in their dress uniforms, tall and good looking.:
>>TBS: "Yes sir, Mr... President. Two tall, good looking lieutenants.
>>dress
>>uniforms, next Saturday evening. Is there anything else?" LBJ:
(Remember
>>now LBJ was an old time Texan) "Yeah, don't send any darned
>>Mexicans!"
>>TBS: "No sir, Mr.. President, no darned Mexicans. Will there be
>>anything
>>else?"
>>LBJ: "No, that's all."
>>Saturday evening came the two tall, good looking Marines lieutenants
>>showed up at the White House, resplendent in their dress uniforms.
They
>>were promptly ushered in to meet Mrs.. Johnson and introduced
themselves
>>as being there as escorts for her daughters. She acknowledged their
>>presence but said, "But you're both black. There must be some
mistake!"
>>One lieutenant replied: "I don't believe that's possible, Ma'am.
Captain
>>Rodriguez NEVER makes mistakes!"