Lyndon B. Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 36th President, 1963-1969
by Charles Peters /
2010 / English / EPUB
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
