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Bush, George 1924-2018 Carter, Jimmy 1924- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Kennedy family Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) 1888-1969 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Presidents United States Biography Reagan, Ronald United States Politics and government 1945-1989 United States Politics and government 1963-1969Summary: LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Texan, Democrat, political virtuoso. He rises up out of the 1960s like a Colossus, like something from Shakespeare, filling the stage -- 10, 12 characters in one. He is admired and he is detested. But the real measure of a leader is what he gets done, the size of the problems he faces. Before Lyndon Johnson, we were essentially a segregated society. Inequality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LBJSummary: A deft politician and skillful diplomat, TR's magnetic personality and genius for publicity made him a legend in his own time. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, this is an engaging portrait of the private man and the president who created the modern American presidency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PRECaro, Robert A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHCaro, Robert A.
Summary: Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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Summary: Examines Lyndon Johnson's volatile relationships with John and Robert Kennedy, describes JFK's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and recounts his accomplishments as president before they were overshadowed by the Vietnam War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, LYNDON B CARGoodwin, Doris Kearns.
Summary: Explores the thirty-sixth President's background, his personal outlook and behavior, his political career, and the political system that fostered his rise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, LYNDON GOOShesol, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHEPeters, Charles
Summary: Documents the 36th president's term in office and the legacy of his achievements, revealing the insights he gained while serving in the Senate and throughout the Kennedy-Johnson administration and discussing how factors including the Vietnam War drove him from office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2010