The triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson : the White House years /

From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which "Johnson leaps out of the pages in all his raw and earthy glory" (The New York Times Book Review) that's been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose, The Washington Post B...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2000.
Edición:1st Texas A & M University Press ed.
Colección:Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 8.
Temas:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Califano, Joseph A., > Jr., > 1931-
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973
1963-1969
Presidents > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969.
United States
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Happy days
  • The beginning
  • The decision
  • Racing against high expectations
  • The war against poverty and the battle for beauty
  • Scrambling
  • Guns and butter
  • Going for the Great Society
  • The great 89th
  • Part II. Sleepless nights
  • The press and the credibility gap
  • State of the union 1967
  • Who shall serve in Vietnam when not all serve
  • Six-day war
  • Burn, baby, burn!
  • Arm twisting for the nation's capital
  • The going gets tougher
  • Part III. Nightmare year
  • "I shall not seek and will not accept ..."
  • The King assassination
  • Who is LBJ's candidate?
  • The Robert Kennedy assassination
  • The Fortas fiasco
  • The Democratic Convention and presidential campaign
  • Winding down.

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