LBJ's American promise : the 1965 voting rights address /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pauley, Garth E., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Library of presidential rhetoric.
Subjects:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973 > Oratory.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973
Johnson, Lyndon B.
African Americans > Suffrage.
Voter registration > United States.
Noirs américains > Suffrage.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
African Americans > Suffrage
Oratory
Voter registration
Politische Rede
Wahlrecht
United States
Schwärze
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
ISBN:9781603445009
1603445005
1299053106
9781299053106

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