During the early presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, Johnson supported the president's economic recovery package, the New Deal, frequently crossing the floor to aid the Democrats and even backing FDR in the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections, although he never switched party affiliation.
Johnson supported the president's economic recovery package frequently crossing the floor to aid the Democrats and even backing FDR in the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections. This was during the early presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. He never switched party affiliation. The president's economic recovery package was the New Deal.