LBJ's American promise : the 1965 voting rights address /
Though Lyndon Johnson developed a reputation as a rough-hewn, arm-twisting deal-maker with a drawl, at a crucial moment in history he delivered an address to Congress that moved Martin Luther King Jr. to tears and earned praise from the media as the best presidential speech in American history. Even...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2007.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Library of presidential rhetoric.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Though Lyndon Johnson developed a reputation as a rough-hewn, arm-twisting deal-maker with a drawl, at a crucial moment in history he delivered an address to Congress that moved Martin Luther King Jr. to tears and earned praise from the media as the best presidential speech in American history. Even today, his voting rights address of 1965 ranks high not only in political significance, but also as an example of leadership through oratory. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781603445009 1603445005 1299053106 9781299053106 |