An edition of Flawed giant (1998)

Flawed giant

Lyndon Johnson and his times, 1961-1973

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An edition of Flawed giant (1998)

Flawed giant

Lyndon Johnson and his times, 1961-1973

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Dallek takes us through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, his unprecedented accomplishments there, and the tragic war that would be his downfall.

Drawing on hundreds of newly released tapes and extensive interviews with those closest to LBJ - including fresh insights from Lady Bird and his press secretary Bill Moyers - Dallek takes us behind the scenes to give us a portrait of Johnson that is at once even-handed and completely engrossing.

We see Johnson as the visionary leader who worked his will on Congress like no president before or since, enacting a range of crucial legislation, from Medicare, Clean Air and Water Acts, the establishment of the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities, and Public Broadcasting to the most significant advances in civil rights for black Americans ever achieved.

And we see for the first time the depth of Johnson's private anguish as he became increasingly ensnared in Vietnam, a war he did not want to expand and which destroyed his hopes for The Great Society and a second term.

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English
Pages
754

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Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973
October 21, 1999, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: Flawed giant
Flawed giant: Lyndon Johnson and his times, 1961-1973
1998, Oxford University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [647]-736) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.923/092, B
Library of Congress
E847 .D26 1998, E847.D26 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 754 p. :
Number of pages
754

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL691919M
Internet Archive
flawedgiantlyndo00dall
ISBN 10
0195054652
LCCN
97039084
OCLC/WorldCat
37870628
Library Thing
426226
Goodreads
886203

Work Description

Flawed Giant—the monumental concluding volume to Robert Dallek's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson—provides the most through, engrossing account ever published of Johnson's years in the national spotlight. Drawing on hours of newly released White House tapes and dozens of interviews with people close to the President, Dallek reveals LBJ as a visionary leader who worked his will on Congress like no chief executive before or since, and also displays the depth of his private anguish as he became increasingly ensnared in Vietnam. Writing in a clear, thoughtful, and evenhanded style, Dallek reveals both the greatness and the tangled complexities of one of the most extravagant characters ever to ascend to the White House. (from Amazon)

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