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Lyndon Johnson and the American dream / Doris Kearns Goodwin ; [with a new foreword by the author].

Summary:

Takes us through the vast landscape of Johnson's political and personal life: from his childhood, dominated by an indulgent mother and a hell-raising politico father, through his early political victories and the ideals that inspired them; from the Washington system that trained him, through his election as Vice President and the transitional year, 1964, when JFK's assassination brought him to the highest office in the land; from the remarkable talents that brought him triumph, to the inner demons that tormented him and the flaws that engendered his ultimate tragedy.

Record details

ISBN: 0312060270
ISBN: 9780312060275
Physical Description: xxii, 432 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Main sequence of paging starts with p. 19.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-420) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Growing up -- Education and the dream of success -- The making of a politician -- Rise to power in the senate -- The senate leader -- The vice-presidency -- The transition year -- The Great Society -- Vietnam -- Things go wrong -- Under siege in the White House -- The withdrawal -- Epilogue.