Johnson's health had been poor for some time. He had a stroke in 1936, and another in 1943. On the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Johnson died.
Johnson is remembered, if at all, for two events early in his career. He was the running mate of Teddy Roosevelt on the Bull Moose ticket, and his opposition to Charles Evans Hughes is credited with causing his fellow Republican to lose the White House.
In the Senate, he was "rarely a constructive force." He is remembered mainly for opposition to ideas and programs. He opposed every President, both Republicans and Democrats, during his tenure in the Senate. But this colorful, powerful politician definitely had a large effect on the issues of his times.
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