JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party / Sean J. Savage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savage, Sean J., 1964-

Series:

SUNY series on the presidency

SUNY series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Political culture--Massachusetts--History--20th century.

Political culture--Texas--History--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.

Massachusetts--Politics and government--1951-.

Massachusetts.

Texas--Politics and government--1951-.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

2005 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleJFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party is a richly detailed, comprehensive, and provocative account of presidential party leadership in the turbulent 1960s. Using many primary sources, including resources from presidential libraries, state and national archival material, public opinion polls, and numerous interviews, Sean J. Savage reveals for the first time the influence of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson on the chairmanship, operations, structure, and finances of the Democratic National Committee. Savage further enriches his account with telephone conversations recently released from the Kennedy and Johnson presidential libraries, along with rare photos of JFK and LBJ.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-412) and index.

ISBN:

9780791484685

0791484688

9781423740223

142374022X

OCLC:

62756062