The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson (American Presidency Series)

This pioneering assessment of all significant aspects of the Johnson presidency is the first book-length appraisal by a professional historian to cover all issues, decisions, and developments of consequence—from foreign affairs, Vietnam, and the space race to the Great Society, civil rights, and the war on poverty—during the span of Johnson's five years in office. At a time when unflattering portraits of Johnson's distinctive personal and governmental style prevail, this volume presents a full, thoughtful, and balanced evaluation of the administration's achievements and failures. Vaughn Bornet draws a compelling picture of the dramatic period from late 1963 to early 1969 based on a close examination of memoirs, scholarly books and articles, manuscript materials in the central White House files, and key oral histories. Many of the sources of information have not been used before; only a few of those who worked closely with Johnson during his 1,886 days in office will be familiar with all the details of this comprehensive account. Bornet documents that, at the very outset, Johnson ignored or dismissed information from key advisors showing that our Vietnam war efforts would fail without a major commitment. In his chapter on the hostile relations between Johnson and the media, Bornet blames both the President and the press for the so-called credibility gap. He credits Johnson, rather than Kennedy, with the moon landing. He shifts the focus from Johnson as a consummate politician to give full attention and credit to the Presidents important and talented team—a group that included Bill Moyers, Joseph Califano, Douglass Cater, Horace Busby, Walt Rostow, McGeorge Bundy, Lawrence O'Brien, Dean Rusk, George Reedy, and Jack Valenti. And Bornet is the first to argue that it was poor health, not political pressure, that caused Johnson to decide against seeking reelection in 1968.

Biographies & Memoirs

Bornet, Vaughn Davis

Historical

University Press of Kansas

This detailed account of Herbert Hoover's presidency reveals him as a staunch defender of constitutional government and one of our least understood presidents. Battling political partisanship while trying to place the needs of the nation as a whole over those of state and localities, Hoover found his program for America's entry into the new scientific era overwhelmed by profound changes in the social and economic structure of a nation entering a new age.

Herbert Hoover: President of the United States (Volume 149)

Robinson, Edgar

Hoover Institution Press

In the midst of America’s terrifying Pacific War with Japan in 1944, a 27 year old Navy lieutenant met a pretty university coed at an informal party. They spent the next 14 evenings together, falling in love in the San Francisco Bay Area. Separated by circumstances and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they stayed connected with love letters as he performed his duties as Barracks Officer at Naval Air Station, Alameda and she began her year as President of the Senior Class at the University of Nevada. Fully 153 of their letters are reproduced here, revealing a love aborning with poetry and passion. Enroute, the former lieutenant became a published historian. Now in his late 90s, he brings the Pacific War to life with 12 insightful essays which illustrate the background of chaos and devastation which always threatened to cut this love affair short.

Lovers in Wartime 1944 to 1945: Letters from then, insights from now...

Memoirs

dvs Publishing

Four emotional diaries illuminate trips taken by three family members during the Prosperity Decade of the 1920s; then came the Depression. The Mother travels thousands of miles by rented train within the United States. Yellowstone, she write, brought "wonderment." A Swarthmore coed celebrates her graduation with a Grand Tour of London, Paris, Switzerland, and Italy. A Successful engineer Father visits Berlin, Brussels, and Paris; then takes his first airplane flight across the English Channel. Once the depression has taken over, the engineer will drive his wife in a Chandler auto from Rydal, PA. to Ozona, Texas and to Maimi Beach, Florida, seeking a new source of income. The editor who put this book together was the youngest member of the diary writing family. Now an ages research historian, his memory brings unity and anecdotes to the book, which reveals Life as it was lived by a family long, long, ago.

Happy Travel Diaries 1925 to 1933

Travelers & Explorers

Dr. Vaughn Davis Bornet

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