Lyndon Johnson and the American dream
Title:
Lyndon Johnson and the American dream
Author:
Goodwin, Doris Kearns, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper & Row, [1976]
©1976
Physical Description:
xii, 432 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
Hailed by the New York Times as "the most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read," Doris Kearns Goodwin's extraordinary and insightful book draws from meticulous research in addition to the author's time spent working at the White House from 1967 to 1969. After Lyndon Johnson's term ended, Goodwin remained his confidante and assisted in the preparation of his memoir. In Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream she traces the 36th president's life from childhood to his early days in politics, and from his leadership of the Senate to his presidency, analyzing his dramatic years in the White House, including both his historic domestic triumphs and his failures in Vietnam. Drawn from personal anecdotes and candid conversation with Johnson, Goodwin paints a rich and complicated portrait of one of America's most compelling politicians.
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780060122843
Format :
Book
