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The triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson : the White House years / Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

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ISBN: 9781476798790
ISBN: 1476798796
ISBN: 9781476794761
ISBN: 1476794766
Physical Description: xl, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Touchstone, 2015.
Copyright: ©1991

General Note:	Originally published: 1991.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-404) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I. Happy days -- The beginning -- The decision -- Racing against high expectations -- The war against poverty and the battle for beauty -- Scrambling -- Guns and butter -- Going for the Great Society -- The great 89th -- Part II. Sleepless nights -- The press and the credibility gap -- State of the union 1967 -- Who shall serve in Vietnam when not all serve -- Six-day war -- Burn, baby, burn! -- Arm twisting for the nation's capital -- The going gets tougher -- Part III. Nightmare year -- "I shall not seek and will not accept ..." -- The King assassination -- Who is LBJ's candidate? -- The Robert Kennedy assassination -- The Fortas fiasco -- The Democratic Convention and presidential campaign -- Winding down.