Lady Bird Johnson hiding in plain sight
"In the spring of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson had a decision to make. Just months after moving into the White House under the worst of circumstances--following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy--he had decide whether to run to win the presidency in his own right. He turned to...
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[2021]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Lady Bird Johnson's White House diaries
- Prologue: The Huntland strategy memo
- August 1960-January 1965. The surrogate ; "Shame for Texas" ; Transition, succession ; "Thank you, Mrs. Vice President" ; The urban environment ; "We might have a small war on our hands" ; The strategist: the 1964 campaign ; "Our presidency"
- February 1965-December 1967. Beautification, euphemism by design ; "We could fall flat on our faces" ; "Impeach Lady Bird" ; "Little flames of fear" ; At home ; Protest and the urban crisis ; "This is a stepchild city" ; "Not a luxury... but a necessity" ; Chaos or community ; "Without the momentum of success" ; The generation gap
- January 1968-August 1968. "Maggots of doubt" ; "Somewhere... between the words gut and pot" ; "Standing still when I should be running" ; March 31, 1968 ; Assassination ; Resurrection ; "Claudia all of my life" ; "Over by choice"
- Epilogue: To survive all assaults, January 1969-July 2007