Depresh Mode with John Moe — Tom Johnson Advised LBJ, Ran CNN, and Drove Himself to Severe Depression

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Tom Johnson Advised LBJ, Ran CNN, and Drove Himself to Severe Depression

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The intriguing memoir Tom Johnson recently released is called Driven: A Life in Public Service from LBJ to CNN and it’s full of amazing anecdotes. Tom joined the White House in his early twenties, was the one to inform LBJ of Martin Luther King’s shooting, was a giant in newspapers and cable news, and loaned Gorbachev…

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