Author: Wesley EllisPublisher:
ISBN: 9781322705545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Lone Star 29
Author: Wesley EllisPublisher:
ISBN: 9781322705545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Bulletin
Author: Engineering Experiment Station Series
Author: LBJ
Author: Randall WoodsPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416593314
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1043
Book Description
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. In LBJ, 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's LBJ brings 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. LBJ offers 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.
Engineering Experiment Station Series
Author: University of Washington. Engineering Experiment StationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Federal Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1764
Book Description
An Investigation of the Iron Ore Resources of the Northwest
Author: Arthur Homer FischerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cables
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Billboard
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Film Year Book
Author: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation, Automotive
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description