LEADER 01517nam 2200373Ia 4500001 99125134994706421 005 20200520144314.0 006 m o d | 007 cr#-n--------- 008 110609s2012 mau ob 001 0 eng d 020 1-4443-4747-0 020 1-118-38775-9 020 1-78268-607-X 020 1-283-40607-1 020 9786613406071 020 1-4443-4749-7 020 1-4443-4746-2 035 (CKB)2670000000139929 035 (EBL)832454 035 (OCoLC)773301851 035 (SSID)ssj0000575744 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11399248 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000575744 035 (PQKBWorkID)10553481 035 (PQKB)11441171 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC832454 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC4041724 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL832454 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10523981 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL4041724 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr11114519 035 (CaONFJC)MIL340607 035 (OCoLC)775420241 035 (EXLCZ)992670000000139929 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 050 4 E846 |b.C59 2012 082 0 973.923092 |223 245 02 A companion to Lyndon B. Johnson / |cedited by Mitchell B. Lerner. 250 1st ed. 260 Malden, MA : |bWiley-Blackwell, |c2012. 300 1 online resource (618 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Blackwell companions to american history 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 A 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 505 8 17 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 520 This 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 546 English 588 Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975. 650 0 Presidents |zUnited States |vBiography. 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1963-1969. 651 0 United States |xSocial conditions |y1960-1980. 651 0 United States |xForeign relations |y1963-1969. 600 10 Johnson, Lyndon B. |q(Lyndon Baines), |d1908-1973. 600 10 Johnson, Lyndon B. |q(Lyndon Baines), |d1908-1973 |xPolitical and social views. 776 |z1-4443-3389-5 700 1 Lerner, Mitchell B., |d1968- 830 0 Blackwell companions to American history. 906 BOOK