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| Genre/Form: | Biographie (Descripteur de forme) Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Lyndon B Johnson; Lyndon B Johnson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Dallek |
| ISBN: | 0195159209 9780195159202 |
| OCLC Number: | 52377425 |
| Notes: | This work is a one volume abridgment of Dallek's 2-volume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson v. 1. Lone star rising (1991); v. 2, Flawed giant (1998). |
| Description: | x, 396 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The making of a politician -- The Congressman -- The senator -- The vice president -- From JFK to LBJ -- "Landslide Lyndon" -- King of the hill -- Foreign policy dilemmas -- Retreat from the great society -- "Lyndon Johnson's war" -- A sea of troubles -- Stalemate -- Last hurrahs -- Unfinished business -- After the fall. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Dallek. |
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Abstract:
A single-volume, abridged edition of the two-volume portrait offers insight into the president's ambitious and demanding personality, his achievements in the White House, and his personal reflections on the challenges of the Vietnam War.
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