Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Publisher:
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Flawed Giant
Author: Robert Dallek
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195054652
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Lone Star Rising, the first volume in Robert Dallek's biography of LBJ, was hailed as "a triumphant portrait of Lyndon Johnson as rich and oversized and complex as the nation that shaped him." Now, in the final volume, Dallek takes us through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, hisunprecedented accomplishments there, and the tragic war that would be his downfall. In these pages Johnson emerges as a character of almost Shakespearean dimensions, a man riddled with contradictions, a man of towering intensity and anguished insecurity, of grandiose ambition and grave self-doubt, a man who was brilliant, crude, intimidating, compassionate, overbearing,driven: "A tornado in pants." Drawing on hundreds of newly released tapes and extensive interviews with those closest to LBJ--including fresh insights from Ladybird and his press secretary Bill Moyers--Dallek takes us behind the scenes to give us a portrait of Johnson that is at once even-handedand completely engrossing. We see Johnson as the visionary leader who worked his will on Congress like no president before or since, enacting a range of crucial legislation, from Medicare, environmental protection, and the establishment of the National Endowment of the Arts and Humanities to themost significant advances in civil rights for black Americans ever achieved. And we see for the first time the depth of Johnson's private anguish as he became increasingly ensnared in Vietnam, a war he did not want to expand and which destroyed his hopes for The Great Society and a second term. Exhaustively researched and gracefully written, Flawed Giant reveals both the greatness and the tangled complexities of one of the most extravagant characters ever to step onto the presidential stage.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195054652
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Lone Star Rising, the first volume in Robert Dallek's biography of LBJ, was hailed as "a triumphant portrait of Lyndon Johnson as rich and oversized and complex as the nation that shaped him." Now, in the final volume, Dallek takes us through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, hisunprecedented accomplishments there, and the tragic war that would be his downfall. In these pages Johnson emerges as a character of almost Shakespearean dimensions, a man riddled with contradictions, a man of towering intensity and anguished insecurity, of grandiose ambition and grave self-doubt, a man who was brilliant, crude, intimidating, compassionate, overbearing,driven: "A tornado in pants." Drawing on hundreds of newly released tapes and extensive interviews with those closest to LBJ--including fresh insights from Ladybird and his press secretary Bill Moyers--Dallek takes us behind the scenes to give us a portrait of Johnson that is at once even-handedand completely engrossing. We see Johnson as the visionary leader who worked his will on Congress like no president before or since, enacting a range of crucial legislation, from Medicare, environmental protection, and the establishment of the National Endowment of the Arts and Humanities to themost significant advances in civil rights for black Americans ever achieved. And we see for the first time the depth of Johnson's private anguish as he became increasingly ensnared in Vietnam, a war he did not want to expand and which destroyed his hopes for The Great Society and a second term. Exhaustively researched and gracefully written, Flawed Giant reveals both the greatness and the tangled complexities of one of the most extravagant characters ever to step onto the presidential stage.
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on House Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
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Open-file Report
Author:
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Category : Geological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Category : Geological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Ground-water Data in Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties, California
Author:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
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Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Ground-water Data in Santa Barbara and Southern San Luis Obispo Counties, California
Author: C. E. Lamb
Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Agency Hearings, Hearing ... 90-1, on Regulatory Agencies Under Jurisdiction of the Committee, February 28; March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 21, 22, 1967
Author: United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson
Author: Joseph A. Califano
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476798796
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
One of “Five Best Books about Wartime Presidents”—Michael Bechloss, The Wall Street Journal From Lyndon Johnson’s closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which “Johnson leaps out of the pages in all his raw and earthy glory” (The New York Times Book Review) that’s been called “a joy to read” (Stephen Ambrose, The Washington Post Book World). And now, a new introductory essay brings the reader up to date on Johnson’s impact on America today. Califano takes us into the Oval Office as the decisions that irrevocably changed the United States were being crafted to create Johnson’s ambitious Great Society. He shows us LBJ’s commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Califano uncorks LBJ’s legislative genius and reveals the political guile it took to pass the laws in civil rights, poverty, immigration reform, health, education, environmental protection, consumer protection, the arts, and communications. President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life—and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the “Johnson treatment” ever forgot it. As Johnson’s “Deputy President of Domestic Affairs” (The New York Times), Joseph A. Califano’s unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our thirty-sixth president, whose historical significance continues to be felt throughout every corner of America to this day. A no-holds-barred account of Johnson’s presidency, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson is an intimate portrait of a President whose towering ambition for his country and himself reshaped America—and ultimately led to his decision to withdraw from the political arena in which he fought so hard.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476798796
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
One of “Five Best Books about Wartime Presidents”—Michael Bechloss, The Wall Street Journal From Lyndon Johnson’s closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which “Johnson leaps out of the pages in all his raw and earthy glory” (The New York Times Book Review) that’s been called “a joy to read” (Stephen Ambrose, The Washington Post Book World). And now, a new introductory essay brings the reader up to date on Johnson’s impact on America today. Califano takes us into the Oval Office as the decisions that irrevocably changed the United States were being crafted to create Johnson’s ambitious Great Society. He shows us LBJ’s commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Califano uncorks LBJ’s legislative genius and reveals the political guile it took to pass the laws in civil rights, poverty, immigration reform, health, education, environmental protection, consumer protection, the arts, and communications. President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life—and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the “Johnson treatment” ever forgot it. As Johnson’s “Deputy President of Domestic Affairs” (The New York Times), Joseph A. Califano’s unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our thirty-sixth president, whose historical significance continues to be felt throughout every corner of America to this day. A no-holds-barred account of Johnson’s presidency, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson is an intimate portrait of a President whose towering ambition for his country and himself reshaped America—and ultimately led to his decision to withdraw from the political arena in which he fought so hard.