1. Establishing an image; 2. The rise and fall of Henry Cabot Lodge; 3. The politics of backlash; 4. The Atlantic City convention; 5. The politics of frontlash; 6. Beyond 1936.
All the Way with LBJ examines the LBJ tapes, analysing the 1964 presidential campaign and the political culture of the mid-1960s.
Robert David Johnson earned his B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard. He held a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the Humanities, Tel Aviv University, for the 2007–2008 academic year. His most recent publications include Congress and the Cold War (2005); Ernest Gruening and the American Dissenting Tradition (1998); and The Peace Progressives and American Foreign Relations (1995). He is also co-author of Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case (2007); and co-editor of volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5 of The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon Johnson (2005 and 2007).
'Robert David Johnson makes expert use of the White House tapes to
add a whole new dimension to our understanding of a key historical
event. His nuanced account of the 1964 election reminds us that
political history can be both entertaining and enlightening.'
Edward Berkowitz, George Washington University
'This delightful book is well-written, well-argued, and beautifully
balanced, telling a compelling story with broader resonance.
Demonstrating a great sensitivity to American political culture and
a broad historical sense, Johnson has brought the 1964 election
alive. The book effectively evokes a bygone era – and shows us how
Lyndon Johnson's landslide election victory over Barry Goldwater
helped pave the way for the politics of today.' Gil Troy, McGill
University
'All the Way with LBJ is political history at its best. Race,
religion, reform, and the looming conflict in Vietnam comprise the
setting for the 1964 election, but the star is Robert Johnson's LBJ
vividly portrayed here in all his brilliance and paranoia.' Randall
Woods, University of Arkansas
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