The triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson the White House years

Main Author: Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
Edition: First Touchstone hardcover edition.
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Table of 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.