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JFK and LBJ

the influence of personality upon politics
Pages
297
Published
1968
Language
English

Synopsis

The author "explains two tragic ironies of contemporary American politics: Why John F. Kennedy, the popular President, could not reach his legislative goals, and why Lyndon B. Johnson, the consummate domestic politician, allowed his great consensus to disappear in the unpopular war in Vietnam."

About the author

T
Tom Wicker

Thomas Grey Wicker was an American journalist. He was a political reporter and columnist for The New York Times.