23. Lyndon Johnson Was Obsessed With His Johnson
Another lesser-known fact about President Johnson is that he was obsessed with his… well “Johnson”. Not as in he could not keep it in his pants – he could not, in more ways than one, but that is not the point. LBJ was always eager to let those around him know that he had an unusually large male member. That would not have sat well in the #MeToo era. A competitive womanizer, LBJ often banged the table and bragged that he had more women by accident than JFK ever had on purpose, whenever people mentioned his predecessor’s numerous affairs. Today, the sheer number of predatory assault allegations LBJ’s conduct invited would probably force a presidential resignation – at least if he was a Democrat president or a TV one.
From early on, Johnson was notorious for creepy mannerisms that skeeved out people, especially in Capitol bathrooms. If a colleague entered while he was at the urinal, LBJ would often swing around, with his privates still in his hand, and whirl it around as he hooted: “Whoo-eee! Have you ever seen something as big as this?!” Johnson would then begin to discuss pending legislation, even as he continued to brandish and shake his Johnson. The man simply had no humility when it came to his manhood, which he called “Jumbo”.
