Walter Wilson Jenkins (March 23, 1918 - November 23, 1985) was a long-time top aide to United States President Lyndon B. Johnson. A notorious sexual scandal shortly before the 1964 presidential election ended his career. A native of Jolly, Texas, Jenkins spent his childhood in Wichita Falls, Texas and attended the University of Texas. He began working for fellow Texan Johnson in 1939, when Johnson was a United States Representative. Wikipedia
The drama began in October 1964, when Walter Jenkins, LBJ's trusted friend and top adviser, was arrested for having gay sex in a YMCA men's room mere blocks from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/outwalterjenkins.htm
She wanted to offer Jenkins a job with one of their family's Texas television stations, but the president said no. www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/18/lbj.tapes/
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