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 B...

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1. Verfasser:	Califano, Joseph A., Jr., 1931-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2000.
Ausgabe:	1st Texas A & M University Press ed.
Schriftenreihe:	Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 8.
Schlagworte:	Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973. Califano, Joseph A., > Jr., > 1931- Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973 1963-1969 Presidents > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical. HISTORY. Politics and government Presidents United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969. United States Biographies
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Zusammenfassung:	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
Beschreibung:	Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991. With new afterword.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-400) and index.
ISBN:	0585378274 9780585378275 9781476794785 1476794782