johnson, lyndon b

A biography of the thirty-sixth president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.

Follows the life and career of the Texas politician who became the 36th president of the United States.

Chronicles the 1964 campaign for President of the United States, discussing the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and describing the race for power between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater.

Presents a comprehensive examination of the personal and professional lives of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon during the post-war 1940s when they were young congressmen, and describes the choices they made that would carry all three of them to the Presidency.

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.