Although the majority of Johnson's setup is vintage, he has recently started using more modern equipment, including a stereo chorus made by Analog Man and a Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx.

This independent, do-it-yourself ethos has been an important influence on Johnson's career.

That money would remain in the Johnson family estate, as would the chain of Ground Round restaurants, which became an independent venture after the sale of the Howard Johnson's company.

David Deutsch addresses Johnson's objection to idealism in The Fabric of Reality when he states that if we judge the value of our mental images of the world by the quality and quantity of the sense data that they can explain, then the most valuable mental image — or theory — that we currently have is that the world has a real independent existence and that humans have successfully evolved by building up and adapting patterns of mental images to explain it.

During Johnson's years as both a Senator as well as Vice-President, he repeatedly asked Watson to join his staff, but Watson declined, preferring the freedom of remaining an independent adviser to LBJ, rather than an employee.

The Whig party nominated Senator John J. Crittenden, and the race was complicated by former Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson's announcement that he would run as an independent Democratic candidate.

In 2011, Stewart became the first owner-driver since Alan Kulwicki to win the Cup Series championship, which ended Jimmie Johnson's streak of consecutive championships at five.

When it became apparent that Johnson would lose his seat, an effort began by ally George W. Jones to put forward Johnson's name for governor.

Legend has it that, as he put down his pen, Johnson told an aide, " We have lost the South for a generation ", anticipating a coming backlash from Southern whites against Johnson's Democratic Party.

Johnson's speech repeated the theme that " dramatized Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh as the aggressor and which put the U. S. into a more acceptable defensive posture.

Some sources also claim Berliner as a co-founder ; others say Berliner was never connected with the Victor company, though that may have been part of a ruse by Johnson to defeat the Zonophone lawsuits that had put Berliner Gramophone out of business ( in the U. S., but not in Canada, the UK, or Germany ) and threatened Johnson's phonograph business.

The chain dominated the motel market, leveraged its innovative Holidex reservation system, put considerable financial pressure on traditional hotels and set the standard for its competitors, like Ramada Inns, Quality Inn, Howard Johnson's, and Best Western.

Around 5 p. m., on January 23, 1978, after a party at roadie / band technician Don Johnson's home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath took an unloaded. 38 revolver and put it to his head, pulling the trigger several times on the empty chambers.

The chain dominated the motel market, leveraged its innovative Holidex reservation system, put considerable financial pressure on traditional motels and hotels, and set the standard for its competitors, like Ramada Inns, Quality Inn, Howard Johnson's, and Best Western.

Johnson's move followed a rift with the party after he objected to an anti-Islamic cartoon of Jesus on YouTube, while Cotterill — who remains a leading EFP activist — has put his decision down to a work-related move to Preston.

Ten days after Johnson's receiving the report, the president put forward the nomination and Weaver was successfully confirmed by the United States Senate.

On 6 August 1773, eleven years after first meeting Boswell, Johnson set out to visit his friend in Scotland, in order to begin " a journey to the western islands of Scotland ", as Johnson's 1775 account of their travels would put it.

Simply put, " Johnson's life continues to hold attention " and " every scrap of evidence relating to Johnson's life has continued to be examined and many more details have been added " because " it is so close to general human experience in a wide variety of ways ".

Pleasants attempted to put the puzzle of Johnson's life together, however, questions on Johnson's race, life dates and even his last name ( Johnson or Johnston ) remained.

Taking over on their own 37, Pittsburgh mounted a drive in Colts territory where Johnson's 37-yard field goal put them back up by four points, at 13-9.

These proclamations embodied Johnson's conciliatory policies towards the South, as well as his rush to reincorporate the former Confederate states into the union without due regard for freedmen's rights ; these positions and his vetoes of civil rights bills embroiled him in a bitter dispute with Radical Republicans who demanded harsher measures.

Johnson's grandfather William was poverty stricken, and was unable to educate his son Jacob or pass on any land to him.

Johnson's third term in Congress found him stiffening in his opposition to non essential government spending, from expenses of the new Smithsonian Institute to the purchase of portraits for the White House.

Johnson's position that the best interests of the Union were served by slavery in some areas made him a practical compromise candidate for president.

Johnson's tenure in the Senate came to a conclusion when Lincoln appointed him military governor of occupied Tennessee in March 1862.

Johnson's " unwavering commitment to the Union " was a significant factor in making him Lincoln's choice as vice president on the Union Party's premier ticket that year.

These proclamations embodied Johnson's conciliatory policies towards the South, as well as his rush to reincorporate the former Confederate states into the union without due regard for freedmen's rights ; these positions and his vetoes of civil rights bills embroiled him in a bitter dispute with Radical Republicans.

* Samuel Johnson's 1739 biography of him online: Life of Herman Boerhaave

The first was in 1910 when a man called Jim Johnson accused him of cheating at dice and threw him off the boat on which they were traveling ( and which Thompson had recently won when gambling with its previous owner-a friend of Johnson's ).

Many of Humphrey's liberal friends and allies over the years abandoned him because of his refusal to publicly criticize Johnson's Vietnam War policies.

As for Mahone, the victory, won largely due to his efforts in supporting Johnson's stunned men, earned him a lasting reputation as one of the best young generals of Lee's army in the war's last year.

Johnson's brilliant handling of the press, the efficiency with which his committee issued new reports, and the fact that he ensured every report was endorsed unanimously by the committee all brought him headlines and national attention.

Johnson's success in the Senate made him a possible Democratic presidential candidate.

At 10: 15 a. m. he went to Johnson's suite to discuss a mutual ticket ; the two men were alone for about 30 minutes during which time Johnson said Kennedy would have trouble with those who were strongly against him.

By 1903, though Johnson's " official " record showed him with nine wins against three losses, five draws and two no contests, he had won at least 50 fights against both white and black opponents.

Johnson's efforts to win the world heavyweight title were thwarted, as world heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries refused to face him then.

Johnson's victory over the reigning world champion, Canadian Tommy Burns, in Sydney, Australia, came after stalking Burns around the world for two years and taunting him in the press for a match.

The match with Ketchel was originally thought to have been an exhibition, and in fact it was fought by both men that way, until the 12th round, when Ketchel threw a right to Johnson's head, knocking him down.

The outcome of the fight triggered race riots that evening — the Fourth of July — all across the United States, from Texas and Colorado to New York and Washington, D. C. Johnson's victory over Jeffries had dashed white dreams of finding a " great white hope " to defeat him.

When asked by a reporter at Johnson's funeral what she had loved about him, she replied, " I loved him because of his courage.

Johnson's skill as a fighter and the money that it brought made it impossible for him to be ignored by the establishment.

Johnson's popularity in other matters helped him retain his seat.