Lyndon Johnson and the American dream
by Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Published by : St. Martin's Press, (New York :) Physical details: xii, 432 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0312060270 :. ISSN:978031206| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main sequence of paging starts with p. 19.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Growing up --
Education and the dream of success --
The making of a politician --
Rise to power in the senate --
The senate leader --
The vice-presidency --
The transition year --
The Great Society --
Vietnam --
Things go wrong --
Under siege in the White House --
The withdrawal --
Epilogue.
Takes us through the vast landscape of Johnson's political and personal life: from his childhood, dominated by an indulgent mother and a hell-raising politico father, through his early political victories and the ideals that inspired them; from the Washington system that trained him, through his election as Vice President and the transitional year, 1964, when JFK's assassination brought him to the highest office in the land; from the remarkable talents that brought him triumph, to the inner demons that tormented him and the flaws that engendered his ultimate tragedy.
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