He could be as memorable an orator as his father, particularly when he was speaking on that topic that had captured his imagination;

(LBJ) had what a journalist calls “a genius for analogy”— made the point unforgettably, in dialect, in the rhythmic cadences of a great storyteller. Master of the senate

(Lyndon) Johnson created his own theater.

A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug.