Lyndon B. Johnson and American liberalism
Subtitle: a brief biography with documents
By: Bruce J. Schulman.
Series: The Bedford series in history and culture
Publisher: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.; Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969 -- Sources.
Description: Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the major events of Johnson's career but with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The author includes 15 documents - Johnson's own speeches as well as assessments of the president and his programs by contemporaries and later scholars - that give readers the opportunity to examine LBJ's career firsthand and to evaluate its impact.

The book also contains photographs and cartoons from the period, an LBJ chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and index.