{"product_id":"a-companion-to-lyndon-b-johnson-9781444333893","title":"A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMitchell B. Lerner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Pre-Presidential Years 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Changing South 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 LBJ in the House and Senate 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonald A. Ritchie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Vice Presidency 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc J. Selverstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Lyndon B. Johnson’s White House 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lady Bird Johnson 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa M. Burns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Management and Vision 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean J. Savage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Domestic Policy 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The War on Poverty 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward R. Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 African-American Civil Rights 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKent B. Germany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mexican Americans 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLorena Oropeza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Women’s Issues 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan M. Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Health Care 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry DeWitt and Edward D. Berkowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Environmental Policy 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin V. Melosi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 American Immigration Policy 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonna R. Gabaccia and Maddalena Marinari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 LBJ and the Constitution 228\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert David Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Urban Crisis 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Steigerwald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Education Reform 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence J. McAndrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Domestic Insurgencies 278\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoug Rossinow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 LBJ and the Conservative Movement 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Roche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Vietnam 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Decisions for War 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Preston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Fighting the Vietnam War 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert D. Schulzinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The War at Home 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Ann Wynkoop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The War from the Other Side 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Asselin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Beyond Vietnam 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Latin America 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan McPherson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Europe 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Alan Schwartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 LBJ and the Cold War 420\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Dumbrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Middle East 439\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter L. Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 LBJ and the New Global Challenges 450\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Atwood Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Final Reckonings 467\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 How Great was the Great Society? 469\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSidney M. Milkis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Lyndon B. Johnson and the World 487\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Evan Sarantakes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson 504\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew L. 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