Jimmy Carter had carried Texas in the 1976 Presidential election.

Similarly, until Tuesday, no Democratic candidate had ever won the Presidency without carrying Texas.

He carefully specified that carrying Texas was "a shared responsibility" of both Democratic candidates, not his alone.

No Democratic candidate has ever been elected President without carrying Texas.

Johnson was needed on the ticket to help carry Texas and the Southern states.

I remember he carried Texas for about a month and a half a few years ago.

He said: "I am not going to let Nixon carry Texas.

"All Bentsen did was make it possible for Dukakis to carry Texas."

This was the first time that a Republican candidate for president had carried Texas.

Kennedy recruited Johnson to help him carry Texas.