Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency Intent on fulfilling the promise of America, Johnson launched a revolution in civil rights, federal aid to education, and health care for the elderly and indigent, and expanded immigration and environ
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| Title | : | Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162636396X |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-02 |
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Nearly fifty years after being sworn in as president of the United States in the wake of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson remains a largely misunderstood figure. His force of personality, mastery of power and the political process, and boundless appetite for social reform made him one of the towering figures of his time. But he was one of the most contradictory and paradoxical of presidents as well.Intent on fulfilling the promise of America, Johnson launched a revolution in civil rights, federal aid to education, and health care for the elderly and indigent, and expanded immigration and environmental protection. As president, he was known for getting things done. But at the same time, Johnson’s presidencyand the fulfillment of its own promisewas blighted by his escalation of an ill-fated war in Vietnam that tore at the fabric of America and saw the loss of thirty-six thousand US troops by the end of his term.Presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove of
Editorial : “A readable, endlessly interesting look at the LBJ years.” —Kirkus“Updegrove’s valiant and interesting effort to reappraise the man and his presidency is both valuable and necessary.” —Booklist“ Lyndon Johnson was so big a figure that no one canvas can adequately capture him. Yet Mark K. Updegrove, the director of the Johnson Library and Museum, does remarkably well with one crisp phrase: ‘Flawed, yes, and not always good, but great.’ This is serious work, with a serious second look at the flawed conventional wisdom about Johnson.” —Boston Globe"Indomitable Will is an instant classicMark Updegrove's scholarly mastery of oral histories, original source documents, and presidential writings, combined with a flair for exquisite story telling make for a fascinating, can't-put-down, lust-for-more read." —New York Journal of Books“This book throbs
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