The triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson the White House years
| Main Author: | Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
2015.
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| 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.