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Lyndon B. Johnson and American liberalism : a brief biography with documents

Title: Lyndon B. Johnson and American liberalism : a brief biography with documents / Bruce J. Schulman.
Author: Schulman, Bruce J.
Publication: Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, ©1995.

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Description

xiv, 269 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

A treatment of the major events of Lyndon Johnson's career with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The volume contains 15 documents--Johnson's own speeches, and assessments of the president and his programs by contemporaries and later scholars--giving students the opportunity to read about LBJ's career and to evaluate his impact.--From publisher description.

Series Statement

The Bedford series in history and culture

Uniform Title

Bedford series in history and culture

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.
Sources.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and index.

Contents

pt. 1. Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism -- 1. "The Perfect Roosevelt Man": Young Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1948 -- 2. Democratic Leader: Senator Johnson, 1948-1960 -- 3. "Let Us Continue": LBJ and the Kennedy Legacy, 1960-1964 -- 4. The Great Society -- 5. Shall We Overcome? LBJ and the Civil Rights Revolution -- 6. "That Bitch of a War": LBJ and Vietnam -- 7. Dumping Johnson: The Decline and Fall of American Liberalism -- pt. 2. The Documents -- 8. Perspectives on the Great Society -- 1. "Let Us Continue": LBJ's First Speech as President / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Address before a Joint Session of the Congress, November 27, 1963 -- 2. Launching the Great Society / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Remarks at the University of Michigan, May 22, 1964 -- 3. A Poverty Warrior Defends the Great Society / Joseph A. Califano, Jr. -- How Great Was the Great Society? -- 4. A Historian Critiques the Great Society / Allen J. Matusow -- From The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique -- 5. Poverty: The Statistical Record, 1960-1990 -- Census Bureau Table: Persons Below Poverty Level -- 9. Racial Conflict and the Civil Rights Revolution -- 6. "We Shall Overcome": The Voting Rights Speech / Lyndon B. Johnson -- The American Promise: Special Message to the Congress, March 15, 1965 -- 7. A New Militance in Black America / James Farmer -- "We Must Be in a Position of Power": Address before the CORE National Convention, July 1, 1965 -- 8. From Civil Rights to Affirmative Action / Lyndon B. Johnson -- "To Fulfill These Rights": Address at Howard University, June 4, 1965 -- 9. War at Home and Abroad: Martin Luther King, Jr., Opposes the Vietnam War / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- "Beyond Vietnam": Speech at Riverside Church Meeting, April 4, 1967 -- 10. Vietnam -- 10. LBJ Outlines His War Aims / Lyndon B. Johnson -- "Peace Without Conquest": Address at Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 1965 -- 11. The Decision to Escalate -- 1965 / Jack Valenti -- From A Very Human President, July 1965 -- 12. We Can Win in Vietnam: Hawks Criticize LBJ's Strategy / James Burnham -- "What Is the President Waiting for?" June 28, 1966 -- 13. The Student Left Opposes LBJ / Paul Potter -- "The Incredible War": Speech at the Washington Antiwar March, April 17, 1965 -- 11. The End of Liberalism -- 14. LBJ Insists on Guns and Butter / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union, January 12, 1966 -- 15. The Liberal Coalition Breaks Up / Peter Schrag -- The Forgotten American, August 1969 -- An LBJ Chronology (1908-1975).

ISBN

0312102828
9780312102821
0312083513
9780312083519

LCCN

92075892

OCLC

ocm32052429
32052429
SCSB-14155123

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library