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Looking Back At Lbj
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Author : Mitchell B. Lerner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Looking Back At Lbj written by Mitchell B. Lerner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy to lead the United States through one of its most violent and divisive decades. His troubled presidency was marked by endless controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues, among others. Nearly four decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate as never before the achievements and failures of one of the nation's most misunderstood presidents. Drawing upon a wealth of new sources, including recently released phone conversations, these authors shine a bright and probing light on LBJ's beleaguered White House tenure. Collectively, they reinforce the image of Johnson as a highly complex president whose very real achievements have been overshadowed by character flaws and events well beyond his control. Four chapters focus on LBJ's foreign policies, including a positive appraisal of his handling of the 1964 Panama Crisis, but less favorable assessments regarding the downhill slide into Vietnam, the Six Day War, and policies toward the communist bloc. Yet the authors generally depict a president who, contrary to conventional views, did not allow his domestic agenda to overshadow his efforts as chief architect of foreign policy. Five other chapters focus on aspects of LBJ's domestic policies that have been largely neglected: women's rights, Native Americans, agriculture, civil disorder, and fiscal policy. Whether responding to urban riots or balancing different versions of the 1964 Farm Bill, Johnson emerges as a president who never lost sight of the political ramifications of his actions and whose legacy is often more complicated than is usually recognized. All of these writings attest to the complexities of Lyndon Johnson, a larger-than-life leader whose guiding principles can't always be reduced to the catch-phrases he himself and others have employed. The new perspectives and revelations they provide point students, scholars, and presidential buffs alike toward a much more enlightened view of this fascinating figure.
Drawing The Line At The Big Ditch
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Author : Adam Clymer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Drawing The Line At The Big Ditch written by Adam Clymer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this remarkable and revealing tale, noted journalist Clymer shows how the decision to give up the Panama Canal stirred emotions already rubbed raw by the loss of the Vietnam War and shaped American politics for years.
Lyndon Johnson Remembered
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Author : Thomas W. Cowger
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2003-07-28
Lyndon Johnson Remembered written by Thomas W. Cowger and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In Lyndon Johnson Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of a Presidency Thomas W. Cowger and Sherwin J. Markman bring together essays by Johnson administration insiders reflecting on his personality, domestic agenda, and legacy.
Looking Backward
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Author : Lloyd C. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1974
Looking Backward written by Lloyd C. Gardner and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
Lbj
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Author : Irwin Unger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-12-21
Lbj written by Irwin Unger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From humble origins to his rise to America's highest office, Johnson was a towering public figure of his era. In this compelling biography--now in paperback--the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors explore political and personal influences that made Johnson such an unpredictable, often difficult man. Photos.
The Johnson Years Lbj At Home And Abroad
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Author : Robert A. Divine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Johnson Years Lbj At Home And Abroad written by Robert A. Divine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with United States categories.
L B J The Man From Johnson City
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Author : Clarke Newlon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
L B J The Man From Johnson City written by Clarke Newlon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Lyndon B Johnson And The Transformation Of American Politics
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Author : John L. Bullion
language : en
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
Release Date : 2008
Lyndon B Johnson And The Transformation Of American Politics written by John L. Bullion and has been published by Addison-Wesley Longman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
[This book] offers a close look at how Johnson handled the issues of civil rights, segregation, Vietnam, and an unruly economy, and demonstrates how these issues and events wore away Johnson's once robust idealism.-Back cover.
Lbj
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Author : Randall Bennett Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-08
Lbj written by Randall Bennett Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For almost forty years, the verdict on Lyndon Johnson's presidency has been reduced to a handful of harsh words: tragedy, betrayal, lost opportunity. Initially, historians focused on the Vietnam War and how that conflict derailed liberalism, tarnished the nation's reputation, wasted lives, and eventually even led to Watergate. More recently, Johnson has been excoriated in more personal terms: as a player of political hardball, as the product of machine-style corruption, as an opportunist, as a cruel husband and boss.InLBJ,Randall B. Woods, a distinguished historian of twentieth-century America and a son of Texas, offers a wholesale reappraisal and sweeping, authoritative account of the LBJ who has been lost under this baleful gaze. Woods understands the political landscape of the American South and the differences between personal failings and political principles. Thanks to the release of thousands of hours of LBJ's White House tapes, along with the declassification of tens of thousands of documents and interviews with key aides, Woods'sLBJbrings crucial new evidence to bear on many key aspects of the man and the politician. As private conversations reveal, Johnson intentionally exaggerated his stereotype in many interviews, for reasons of both tactics and contempt. It is time to set the record straight.Woods's Johnson is a flawed but deeply sympathetic character. He was born into a family with a liberal Texas tradition of public service and a strong belief in the public good. He worked tirelessly, but not just for the sake of ambition. His approach to reform at home, and to fighting fascism and communism abroad, was motivated by the same ideals and based on a liberal Christian tradition that is often forgotten today. Vietnam turned into a tragedy, but it was part and parcel of Johnson's commitment to civil rights and antipoverty reforms.LBJoffers a fascinating new history of the political upheavals of the 1960s and a new way to understand the last great burst of liberalism in America.Johnson was a magnetic character, and his life was filled with fascinating stories and scenes. Through insights gained from interviews with his longtime secretary, his Secret Service detail, and his closest aides and confidants, Woods brings Johnson before us in vivid and unforgettable color.
The Johnson Years
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Author : Robert L. Hardesty
language : en
Publisher: Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation
Release Date : 1993
The Johnson Years written by Robert L. Hardesty and has been published by Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson, a joint symposium held in Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas, brought together seventy scholars, journalists, former government officials, and private persons whose lives have been touched by the body of legislation called the Great Society. In this publication of the proceedings, the panelists address such questions as, What was the country like before the Great Society? How did the President and his staff make it happen? How did it change American society? Would a successor program be possible today? The symposium also searches for Lyndon Johnson, the man and the president. By each contributing piece to the mosaic, the friends who were close to him, the associates who knew and worked with him, and the journalists who covered him create a picture of President Johnson that does justice to the many facets of a most complex and elusive individual.--Cover