Though he was not enamored of the party's presidential nominee, Franklin Pierce, Johnson campaigned for him, but he failed to carry Tennessee.

Though his party won the governor's race and control of the legislature, Johnson still had to overcome considerable opposition from the conservatives in both parties.

Though a Segway-focused organization, Disability Rights Advocates for Technology, advocates for Segway PT sidewalk and facility access as an ADA issue, Segways cannot be marketed in the US as medical devices: they have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a medical device and Johnson & Johnson claims exclusive rights to the medical uses of the balancing technology found in the iBOT and Segway.

Though Kennedy may have intended this to remain a more nominal position, Taylor Branch in Pillar of Fire contends that Johnson served to push the Kennedy administration's actions for civil rights further and faster than Kennedy originally intended to go.

Though not explicitly connected with Johnson County, The Ox-Bow Incident ( 1940 ) by Walter Van Tilburg Clark is a novel that dramatizes and condemns a lynching of the sort that Wister's novel appears to defend.

" Though he kept some distance from the grimy details of the campaign to save Johnson by all possible means, Secretary of State Seward plainly inspired and set in motion much of the effort.

Though Shaffer was at the piano and appeared to be directing the band's actions, Howard Shore was credited as SNLs musical director, eventually turning the actual conducting of the band to sax player Howard Johnson.

Though it was still recognisably the Heavenly sound, and even included a second Calvin Johnson guest spot on the track " Pet Monkey.

Though not exactly labelled as such, there were early precedents for " television movies ", such as the 1957 The Pied Piper of Hamelin, based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed " family musicals " made directly for television.

Though the Air Force faced fewer program cancellations and cuts, Johnson refused Air Force requests for a doubling of active air groups until the invasion of Korea, and favored reduction of tactical air force readiness in favor of the strategic nuclear bomber forces.

Though most white nationalists oppose Israel and Zionism, several white nationalists ( such as William Daniel Johnson ) have expressed support for Israel.

Though the MFDP challenge had wide support among many convention delegates, Lyndon B. Johnson feared losing Southern support in the coming campaign and he prevented the MFDP from replacing the regulars.

Though the Mariners initially wanted to keep Johnson, turning down a trade offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, they fell out of contention, going 8-20 in June.

Though he had low expectations, on May 10, 1968, Johnson conceded and the peace talks between U. S. and North Vietnamese officials began in Paris.

Los Angeles Times critic Connie Johnson wrote: " Though still a teen-ager, this singer's stance is remarkably nervy and mature.

Though he was running for state office, Martin focused much attention on U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, unpopular with many in Alabama because of the Vietnam War, inflation, and urban unrest.

Though the prosecution asserted Johnson's mental illness was caused by the events of the trial, Johnson had admitted to them that she was mentally ill beforehand.

Though the team's guide, Bill Johnson ( Johnny Messner ) has misgivings about which path to take, Jack Byron ( Matthew Marsden ) bribes him to take the path he doesn't think is safe.

Though the team was " coached by committee ", Johnson continued to oversee them from his hospital room by way of videotape and remained in contact by fax machine.

" Brady Frank describes the mixed feelings that critics have in regards to The Life of Samuel Johnson when he says, " Though Boswell is the world's greatest, critics have consistently patronized Boswell the man.

Though Drewery and Connell still led Swing Out Sister, additional musicians ( including former 52nd Street bassist Derick Johnson, Pa ' lante percussionist Chris Manis, Jazz Defectors drummer Myke Wilson, and trumpet player John Thirkell ) increased their group to ten members that replicate the live performances that had been captured on the Japan-only release Live at the Jazz Cafe.

Though runs came regularly from Arnold Hamer and less consistently from the West Indian Laurie Johnson and captain Donald Carr, the batting remained the weak point right up to the beginning of covered pitches in the 1980s.

Though predominantly Brown students, recent members have included students from RISD, University of Rhode Island, and Johnson & Wales University, non-students, travelers, locals, and all sorts of other types.

Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have been played for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, the Caucasus, around the Persian Gulf and in Northern Africa.

Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film Inchon, which he accepted to work with Laurence Olivier who played General Douglas MacArthur.

Though Davis denies it in his autobiography, it is also likely that the environment in which he was living played a role.

Though Smith played 16 years in the league and is now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he is perhaps best known for his embarrassing blunder on the sport's biggest stage.

Though during most of the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE several regional powers competed relentlessly for hegemony, many developments occurred: there was new emphasis on grandiose architecture, new clothing fashions, vivid diplomatic correspondence on clay tablets, renewed economic exchanges, and the New Kingdom of Egypt played the role of the main superpower.

Though the particulars of the election are unknown, it is likely Crescentius II played a key role in the process.

Though the mine maintained a constant temperature of about 50 degrees Farenheit, its high humidity played havoc with the crew's equipment and props.

Though still a nominal member of the band, Joey Covington had immersed himself in the production of his own album with Peter Kaukonen and Black Kangaroo on Grunt ; consequently, John Barbata ( formerly of The Turtles and CSNY ) played on most of the album and continued on for the promotional tour that followed.

Though not formally credited on the album, Eric Clapton played lead guitar on Harrison's " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ".

Though his live performances in the U. S. are infrequent, Chao played a handful of dates there in 2006, including a headlining show at Lollapalooza 2006 in Chicago, IL.

Though the majority of the album was recorded by Smith alone, friend and The Spinanes vocalist Rebecca Gates sang harmony vocals on " St. Ides Heaven ", and Heatmiser guitarist Neil Gust played guitar on " Single File ".

Though not the big-budget romp the later Paul Newman – Robert Redford film was, both Brand's Cassidy and Hale's Kid are played as likable outlaws, a rare change from Brand's typecasting as a murderous psycho.

Though Catalonia is best known for sardana music played by a cobla, there are other traditional styles of dance music like ball de bastons ( stick-dances ), galops, ball de gitanes.

Though a relatively new city, Harper Woods has played a role in the cultural history of Metro Detroit.

Though the former model may therefore be found relatively ubiquitously in British or American households, often it was either played with ( i. e. the condition is poor ) or it has a particular " treasure "- like sentimental value ( often the case with, for example, horse-drawn models ), so that the model will be kept " forever ", even by those who do not collect.

Though the venue was not traditionally a regular host of rugby union matches, England played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at Twickenham was undergoing redevelopment.

Though he was not a pet of Koko's in the same way her cats were, the Gorilla Foundation also briefly played home to a male green-winged macaw of mysterious origin who had been found inhabiting the grounds and feeding on the loquat trees.

Though earlier organizations bearing the same name date back as far as 1923, the Orchestra was officially founded in 1945 and played its first concert as the Atlanta Youth Symphony under the direction of Henry Sopkin, a Chicago music educator who remained its conductor until 1966.

Though he never appeared in the NCAA tournament, Maravich played a key role in turning around a lackluster program that had posted a 3 – 20 record in the season prior to his arrival.

Though frustrated about the lack of power he had in the office, Childers ' daughter Nessa believes that he played an important behind-the-scenes role in easing the Northern Ireland conflict, reporting that former Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O ' Neill paid met secretly with her father at Áras an Uachtaráin on at least one occasion.

Though it's often assumed that Booker T. Jones played on all the above session work, in the mid-1960s Jones was often studying music full-time at Indiana University.

Though tournament paintball was originally played in the woods, speedball became the standard competitive format in the 1990s.

Though he played the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Being John Malkovich, he played a slight variation of himself, as indicated by the character's middle name of " Horatio ".

Though not billed as starring, these actors frequently played significant roles in numerous episodes.