Lyndon B. Johnson:portrait of a president
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford, England New York |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Item Description: |
Lone star rising. Flawed giant. |
Carrier Form: | x, 396 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 0195159209 : c 351.00 |
Index Number: | K837 |
CLC: | K837.127 |
Call Number: | K837.127/J679D-1 |
Contents: |
This work is a one volume abridgment of Dallek's 2-volume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson v. 1. Lone star rising (1991); v. 2, Flawed giant (1998). Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-381) and index. The making of a politician -- The Congressman -- The senator -- The vice president -- From JFK to LBJ -- "Landslide Lyndon" -- King of the hill -- Foreign policy dilemmas -- Retreat from the great society -- "Lyndon Johnson's war" -- A sea of troubles -- Stalemate -- Last hurrahs -- Unfinished business -- After the fall. |