LBJ & Mexican Americans
Subtitle: the paradox of power
By: Julie Leininger Pycior.
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.; Mexican Americans -- Politics and government.; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.; Texas -- Ethnic relations.
Other titles: LBJ and Mexican Americans; Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican Americans
Description: This book explores the complex and sometimes contradictory relations between LBJ and Mexican Americans. Julie Pycior shows that Johnson's genuine desire to help Mexican Americans - and reap the political dividends - did not prevent him from allying himself with individuals and groups intent on thwarting Mexican Americans' organizing efforts. Not surprisingly, these actions elicited a wide range of response, from grateful loyalty to, in some cases, outright opposition.

Mexican Americans' complicated relationship with LBJ influenced both their political development and his career with consequences that reverberated in society at large.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-314) and index.