In terms of his paternal family tree, what is peculiar about the age at which U.S. President Lyndon Johnson died?

triviapaul

Well here is his paternal family tree, but so far I can't see anything peculiar :( http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/FAQs/Genealogy/GENIEALBJ.asp Apr 15 08, 6:58 AM

queproblema

I asked BRY2K about this, and he pointed me to an article by Johnson's Appointments Secretary, James Robert Jones. This man is intelligent, educated, influential, and experienced--in short, credible. Yet his story, widely disseminated on the internet, is not true. Either his memory fails, or Johnson was befuddled about the ages at which his father and grandfather met their Maker. Or they were lying. There were other compelling reasons for Johnson to retire. This is the quote, not borne out by the facts: "He said his father and grandfather had both died at age 64, and he felt that he would not complete a second term as he would be 64 during the last year of that term. (As it turned out, Johnson died in retirement at 64.)" http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-jones30mar30,0,613198.story As Will Rogers said, "All I know is what I read in the papers." Caveat lector. Apr 19 08, 4:57 PM