LEADER 03862nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910141152103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4443-4747-0 010 $a1-118-38775-9 010 $a1-78268-607-X 010 $a1-283-40607-1 010 $a9786613406071 010 $a1-4443-4749-7 010 $a1-4443-4746-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000139929 035 $a(EBL)832454 035 $a(OCoLC)773301851 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000575744 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11399248 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000575744 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10553481 035 $a(PQKB)11441171 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC832454 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4041724 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL832454 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10523981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4041724 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11114519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL340607 035 $a(OCoLC)775420241 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000139929 100 $a20110609d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA companion to Lyndon B. Johnson$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Mitchell B. Lerner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cWiley-Blackwell$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (618 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell companions to american history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4443-3389-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA COMPANION TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Pre-Presidential Years; 1 The Changing South; 2 LBJ in the House and Senate; 3 The Vice Presidency; Part II: Lyndon B. Johnson's White House; 4 Lady Bird Johnson; 5 Management and Vision; Part III: Domestic Policy; 6 The War on Poverty; 7 African-American Civil Rights; 8 Mexican Americans; 9 Women's Issues; 10 Health Care; 11 Environmental Policy; 12 American Immigration Policy; 13 LBJ and the Constitution; 14 The Urban Crisis; 15 Education Reform; 16 Domestic Insurgencies 327 $a17 LBJ and the Conservative MovementPart IV: Vietnam; 18 Decisions for War; 19 Fighting the Vietnam War; 20 The War at Home; 21 The War from the Other Side; Part V: Beyond Vietnam; 22 Latin America; 23 Europe; 24 LBJ and the Cold War; 25 The Middle East; 26 LBJ and the New Global Challenges; Part VI: Final Reckonings; 27 How Great was the Great Society?; 28 Lyndon B. Johnson and the World; 29 The Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as presidentCovers the full range of topics, from the social and civil rights reforms of the Great Society to the increased American involvement in VietnamIncorporates the dramatic new evidence that has come to light through the release of around 8,000 phone conversations and meetings that Johnson secretly r 410 0$aBlackwell companions to American history. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1963-1969 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1960-1980 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1963-1969 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975. 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a973.923092 701 $aLerner$b Mitchell B.$f1968-$0954066 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910141152103321 996 $aA companion to Lyndon B. Johnson$92157601 997 $aUNINA