| Description |
1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 8 |
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Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 8.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 Book World). Califano takes us into the Oval Office as the decisions that irrevocably changed the United States were being crafted to create Johnson's ambitious Great Society. He shows us LBJ's commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Califano uncorks LBJ's legislative genius and reveals the political guile it took to pass the laws in civil rights, poverty, immigration reform, health, education, environmental protection, consumer protection, the arts, and communications. President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life'and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the "Johnson treatment" ever forgot it. As Johnson's "Deputy President of Domestic Affairs" (The New York Times), Joseph A. Califano's unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our thirty-sixth president, whose historical significance continues to be felt throughout every corner of America to this day. A no-holds-barred account of Johnson's presidency, The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson is an intimate portrait of a President whose towering ambition for his country and himself reshaped America'and ultimately led to his decision to withdraw from the political arena in which he fought so hard |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991. With new afterword |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-400) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.
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Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931-
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Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931- fast |
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140470
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585378274 |
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9780585378275 |
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9781476794785 |
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1476794782 |
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