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Book SynopsisFrom Vietnam to the Great Society to the Civil Rights reforms, the Johnson presidency saw a barrage of controversial but important measures that generate almost as much dispute today as they did when they were enacted. This collection offers an overview of Lyndon B.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii
Introduction 1
Mitchell B. Lerner
Part I Pre-Presidential Years 5
1 The Changing South 7
Jeff Woods
2 LBJ in the House and Senate 23
Donald A. Ritchie
3 The Vice Presidency 38
Marc J. Selverstone
Part II Lyndon B. Johnson’s White House 57
4 Lady Bird Johnson 59
Lisa M. Burns
5 Management and Vision 76
Sean J. Savage
Part III Domestic Policy 91
6 The War on Poverty 93
Edward R. Schmitt
7 African-American Civil Rights 111
Kent B. Germany
8 Mexican Americans 132
Lorena Oropeza
9 Women’s Issues 149
Susan M. Hartmann
10 Health Care 163
Larry DeWitt and Edward D. Berkowitz
11 Environmental Policy 187
Martin V. Melosi
12 American Immigration Policy 210
Donna R. Gabaccia and Maddalena Marinari
13 LBJ and the Constitution 228
Robert David Johnson
14 The Urban Crisis 245
David Steigerwald
15 Education Reform 263
Lawrence J. McAndrews
16 Domestic Insurgencies 278
Doug Rossinow
17 LBJ and the Conservative Movement 295
Jeff Roche
Part IV: Vietnam 319
18 Decisions for War 321
Andrew Preston
19 Fighting the Vietnam War 336
Robert D. Schulzinger
20 The War at Home 350
Mary Ann Wynkoop
21 The War from the Other Side 367
Pierre Asselin
Part V Beyond Vietnam 385
22 Latin America 387
Alan McPherson
23 Europe 406
Thomas Alan Schwartz
24 LBJ and the Cold War 420
John Dumbrell
25 The Middle East 439
Peter L. Hahn
26 LBJ and the New Global Challenges 450
Mark Atwood Lawrence
Part VI Final Reckonings 467
27 How Great was the Great Society? 469
Sidney M. Milkis
28 Lyndon B. Johnson and the World 487
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
29 The Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson 504
Andrew L. Johns
Bibliography 521
Index 583
