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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream

Doris Kearns Goodwin
3.89/5 (3511 ratings)
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Doris Kearns Goodwin's classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War & other defining moments the tumultuous '60s, is a monument in political biography. From the moment the author, then a young woman from Harvard, 1st encountered President Johnson at a White House dance in the spring of 67, she became fascinated by the man: his character, his enormous energy & drive, & his manner of wielding these gifts in an endless pursuit of power. As a member of his White House staff, she soon became his personal confidante. In the years before his death he revealed himself to her as to no other.
Widely praised & enormously popular, Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream is a biography like few others. With insight & a richly engrossing style, the author renders LBJ in all his vibrant, conflicted humanity.
Preface
Prologue
Growing up
Education & 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
Acknowledgments
Author's Postscript
Notes
Index
Format:
Pages:
432 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Eighth Printing
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0312060270
ISBN13:
9780312060275
kindle Asin:
B010P21I1W

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream

Doris Kearns Goodwin
3.89/5 (3511 ratings)
Read Download
Doris Kearns Goodwin's classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War & other defining moments the tumultuous '60s, is a monument in political biography. From the moment the author, then a young woman from Harvard, 1st encountered President Johnson at a White House dance in the spring of 67, she became fascinated by the man: his character, his enormous energy & drive, & his manner of wielding these gifts in an endless pursuit of power. As a member of his White House staff, she soon became his personal confidante. In the years before his death he revealed himself to her as to no other.
Widely praised & enormously popular, Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream is a biography like few others. With insight & a richly engrossing style, the author renders LBJ in all his vibrant, conflicted humanity.
Preface
Prologue
Growing up
Education & 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
Acknowledgments
Author's Postscript
Notes
Index
Format:
Pages:
432 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Eighth Printing
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0312060270
ISBN13:
9780312060275
kindle Asin:
B010P21I1W

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