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Beschloss, Michael R. (Edited by)
Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965
New York Simon & Schuster: A Touchstone Book 2002 074322714X / 9780743227148 First paperback edition Trade Paperback Very Good
475 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 23 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "Reaching for Glory lets us eavesdrop on LBJ's private, often tortured thoughts during the most crucial year of his presidency -- when his dreams of being hailed as the equal of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt were destroyed by the war in Vietnam. As Reaching for Glory opens, LBJ is campaigning for the greatest presidential landslide in history. To win, he hands embarrassing secrets about Barry Goldwater to friendly reporters. When Johnson's closest aide is arrested in a sex scandal, he tries to keep it from exploding before the election. This book reveals the secret history of how Lyndon Johnson took us step by step, often by stealth, into Vietnam. While publicly boasting that there will be victory in Vietnam, he privately worries that the war can never be won and that it will crush his presidency. He foresees the backlash against the war, civil rights, and the Great Society that will bring Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan to power. Reaching for Glory lets us hear LBJ's private telephone conversations with Jacqueline Kennedy just after her husband's assassination. It allows us to live at Lyndon Johnson's side, day by day, through the dramatic, triumphant, catastrophic, and pivotal year of a turbulent presidency that continues to affect all of our lives." - Publisher.
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Beschloss, Michael R. (Edited by)
Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965
New York Simon & Schuster 2002 0684804085 / 9780684804088 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Fine Fine Collectible
475 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Reaching for Glory lets us eavesdrop on LBJ's private, often tortured thoughts during the most crucial year of his presidency -- when his dreams of being hailed as the equal of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt were destroyed by the war in Vietnam. As Reaching for Glory opens, LBJ is campaigning for the greatest presidential landslide in history. To win, he hands embarrassing secrets about Barry Goldwater to friendly reporters. When Johnson's closest aide is arrested in a sex scandal, he tries to keep it from exploding before the election. This book reveals the secret history of how Lyndon Johnson took us step by step, often by stealth, into Vietnam. While publicly boasting that there will be victory in Vietnam, he privately worries that the war can never be won and that it will crush his presidency. He foresees the backlash against the war, civil rights, and the Great Society that will bring Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan to power. Reaching for Glory lets us hear LBJ's private telephone conversations with Jacqueline Kennedy just after her husband's assassination. It allows us to live at Lyndon Johnson's side, day by day, through the dramatic, triumphant, catastrophic, and pivotal year of a turbulent presidency that continues to affect all of our lives." - Publisher.
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Johnson, Lyndon B.; Beschloss, Michael R. (Edited by)
Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964
New York Simon & Schuster 1997 0684804077 / 9780684804071 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Very Good Fine
591 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Smudged pricemark in conte crayon/top right, free front endpaper. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Another copy available.
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Johnson, Lyndon B.; Beschloss, Michael R. (Edited by)
Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964
New York Simon & Schuster 1997 0684804077 / 9780684804071 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Fine Fine Collectible
591 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Lyndon Johnson's secretly recorded tapes offer us the only chance we are ever likely to have to eavesdrop on an American President from his first moments in office until the end. This universally acclaimed volume captures LBJ's private passions and bedrock beliefs as he takes command after John Kennedy's assassination; makes his first fateful decisions on civil rights, poverty, and Vietnam; and runs against Barry Goldwater for President. Michael Beschloss's observations and annotations enhance our understanding of Johnson, his era, and his lasting impact on American politics and culture. / Michael Beschloss has been called 'the nation's leading Presidential historian' by Newsweek. He has written eight books on American Presidents and is NBC News Presidential Historian, as well as contributor to PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two sons." - Publisher.
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