johnson, lyndon b

Provides comprehensive information on President Lyndon B. Johnson; places him within his historical and cultural context; and explores the formative events of his times and how he responded.

Examines the underlying ideas and principal objectives of the original Great Society legislation proposed by President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s, and discusses why the reforms Johnson sought in the areas of civil rights, health care, poverty, education, urban life, and consumerism ultimately failed to achieve their purpose.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide a comprehensive overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, profiling key members of his administration and examining crucial events, policies, and issues of the era. Includes a chronology and a selection of primary documents.

Inside account of Lyndon Johnson's turn around on the Vietnam War with new sources of secret documents and confidential memos.

Examines the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination and in relation to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Uses archival sources and official documentation to examine the role Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson had in the beginnings of the Vietnam war.

The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes.

Explores the photographs of the official White House photographer, Cecil Stoughton, and describes how his pictures of the smooth succession of power after Kennedy's assassination reassured many shocked Americans.

An account of America's deepening involvement in Vietnam between November 1964 and July 1965.