johnson, lyndon b

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.

Discusses the personal life and political career of the man who served as senator from Texas, vice-president, and the thirty-sixth president of the United States.

Contains essays by various scholars in which they examine the key decisions of President Lyndon B.Johnson, looking at Johnson's attempts to build the Great Society, his record on Civil Rights, his actions regarding the Vietnam War, and his decision in 1968 to withdraw from the presidential race.

Presents an assessment of the Johnson administration including the Vietnam issue.

Combines historical reproductions and photographs, cartoon-style illustrations, facts, and anecdotes in a look at the life of Lyndon B. Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of the United States.

Surveys the life of the Texas politician who became America's thirty-sixth president and faced great public controversy during the war in Vietnam.

Traces the personal life and political career of the thirty-sixth president of the United States.