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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pauley, Garth E., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Library of presidential rhetoric.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
ISBN:9781603445009
1603445005
1299053106
9781299053106