Description: **** LIKE NEW CONDITION ADULT OWNED / SMOKE FREE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE INQUIRE Lyndon B Johnson Charles Peters 2010 HC/DJ 1st Ed. Biography Politics History - R17 The towering figure who sought to transform America into a "Great Society" but whose ambitions and presidency collapsed in the tragedy of the Vietnam War Few figures in American history are as compelling and complex as Lyndon Baines Johnson, who established himself as the master of the U.S. Senate in the 1950s and succeeded John F. Kennedy in the White House after Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Charles Peters, a keen observer of Washington politics for more than five decades, tells the story of Johnson's presidency as the tale of an immensely talented politician driven by ambition and desire. As part of the Kennedy-Johnson administration from 1961 to 1968, Peters knew key players, including Johnson's aides, giving him inside knowledge of the legislative wizardry that led to historic triumphs like the Voting Rights Act and the personal insecurities that led to the tragedy of Vietnam. Peters's experiences have given him unique insight into the poisonous rivalry between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy, showing how their misunderstanding of each other exacerbated Johnson's self-doubt and led him into the morass of Vietnam, which crippled his presidency and finally drove this larger-than-life man from the office that was his lifelong ambition. Charles Given Peters Jr. (December 22, 1926 November 23, 2023) was an American journalist, editor, and author. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly magazine and the author of We Do Our Part: Toward A Fairer and More Equal America (Random House, 2017). Writing in The New York Times, Jonathan Martin called the book a well timed cri de coeur and a desperate plea to his country and party to resist the temptations of greed, materialism and elitism. Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.75" x 0.75" Light rubbing/roughing on covers (see pics) Thanks For Viewing :) ..ooOO PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SHIPPING DISCOUNTS OOoo.. * INSURANCE (OPTIONAL) PLEASE INQUIRE * _gsrx_vers_1669 (GS 9.8b2 (1669))
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Author: Charles Peters
Book Title: Lyndon B. Johnson
Language: English
Topic: Presidents, Memoir, Amewricna History, Politics, Historic Figures
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Politics & Society, Historical
Publication Year: 2010
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Biography
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: First Edition
Intended Audience: Adults
Vintage: No
Personalized: No
Illustrator: N/A
Number of Pages: 200
ISBN 13: 9780805082395
ISBN 10: N/A
Library of Congress: 2009045612
Printing: First
