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In 1957, George Tames photographed Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (left) as he pressured Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Rhode Island Senator Theodore Green (right), into accepting President Eisenhower’s Mideast plan. The resulting eight photographs, which are now in the museum’s collection, resemble stills on a cinematic reel.
Tames captured a towering Johnson encroaching on Green’s space and Green’s reaction as he pulled away from Johnson, and leaned back on the edge of the desk. In this photograph, Johnson even touches Green’s lapel, likely not letting the latter get a word in edgewise. Johnson was known to cajole, threaten, and intimidate, both through his words and the physicality of his speech. Through his “Johnson Treatment,” he was able to push through legislation as Senate Majority Leader and, later, as President.
En 1957, George Tames retrató a Lyndon B. Johnson (izquierda), senador de Texas, mientras presionaba a Theodore Green (derecha), senador de Rhode Island y presidente de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, para que aceptara el plan del presidente Eisenhower sobre el Medio Oriente. Las ocho fotos de ese momento, ahora en la colección del museo, parecen fotogramas de una película.
Tames capta al imponente Johnson invadiendo el espacio de Green y la reacción de este, quien se aparta y se apoya contra el escritorio. Johnson incluso toca la solapa de Green y posiblemente no lo ha dejado hablar. Johnson solía persuadir, amenazar e intimidar lo mismo con sus palabras que con su lenguaje físico. Con este “tratamiento” logró empujar piezas legislativas como líder de la mayoría en el Senado y luego como presidente del país.