Title:
The triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson : the White House years / Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
ISBN:
9781476798790
9781476794761
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Touchstone, 2015.
Physical Description:
xl, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"With a new introduction by the author"--Book jacket.
Originally published: 1991.
Contents:
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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OCLC Number:
ocn899738174
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
