Freedom's pragmatist : Lyndon Johnson and civil rights /

An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Sylvia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2013]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Formative experiences: childhood and early career
  • Civil rights in Texas: the House years
  • Civil rights at the national level: the Senate years
  • The road to Damascus: the Vice Presidency, 1960-1963
  • Firing the presidential cannons: the White House, 1963-1965
  • The limits of liberalism: the White House, 1965-1968.