JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party / / Sean J. Savage

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808149303321
• Autore: Savage Sean J. <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0-7914-8468-8; 1-4237-4022-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series on the presidency
• Disciplina: 324.2736/09/046
• Soggetti: Political culture - United States - History - 20th century; Political culture - Massachusetts - History - 20th century; Political culture - Texas - History - 20th century; United States Politics and government 1961-1963; United States Politics and government 1963-1969; Massachusetts Politics and government 1951-; Texas Politics and government 1951-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-412) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 2005 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleJFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party is a richly detailed, comprehensive, and provocative account of presidential party leadership in the turbulent 1960s. Using many primary sources, including resources from presidential libraries, state and national archival material, public opinion polls, and numerous interviews, Sean J. Savage reveals for the first time the influence of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson on the chairmanship, operations, structure, and finances of the Democratic National Committee. Savage further enriches his account with telephone conversations recently released from the Kennedy and Johnson presidential libraries, along with rare photos of JFK and LBJ.