Search results for ""Author Mark Updegrove""
Rowman & Littlefield Second Acts: Presidential Lives And Legacies After The White House
...entertaining and illuminating...--The Washington Post...lively accounts...This engrossing book [is] Highly recommended for public libraries.--Library Journal...for those interested in the former presidents, this popular history will do the trick.-- Publishers Weekly...revealing in detail and context--Kirkus Reviews Mark K. Updegrove's Second Acts is a smart and provocative look at the most exclusive club in America - ex-presidents. Highly recommended!-Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Tulane University
£19.47
Briscoe Center for American History A War Remembered: The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library
When former president Lyndon B. Johnson opened the LBJ Presidential Library in May 1971, he proclaimed, “It’s all here, the story of our time—with the bark off.” Accordingly, he wanted his library to reflect not only the triumphs of his administration, but the failures, too—and he wanted us to learn from them to build a better future for our country. In keeping with President Johnson’s vision, the LBJ Library took a substantive, unvarnished look at the Vietnam War, with the goal to shed new light on the war and the lessons it provides. The passage of years offers greater perspective on the complexities of a war that altered not only our history but our perception of ourselves as a nation. The result was the Vietnam War Summit, an intensive three-day conference in April 2016 that brought together policy makers, scholars, reporters, photographers, musicians, and importantly, those who were on the front lines of the war and the antiwar movement. In conjunction with the conference, the library displayed a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Twice each day during the summit, ceremonies recognized Vietnam War veterans. A War Remembered features photographs and documentation from the Vietnam War Summit, but also includes a number of historic photographs from both the LBJ Library and the Briscoe Center for American History, offering a diverse perspective on the conflict that defined a generation.
£36.00
