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Beyond redemption : Texas Democrats after Reconstruction /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Red River Valley books ;
no. 1. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781603444897 1603444890 1299052169 9781299052161 |