4.5
The Years of Lyndon Johnson Means of ascent
In the second volume, the author reveals some of the more extreme grotesqueries of American politics. For this is the time when Johnson created for himself a much exaggerated record as a war hero, when he and his wife Lady Bird made themselves rich by juggling radio station licences. And it is the time when Johnson fought for - and won, by 87 dubious votes - his first seat in the US Senate, in an election whose c orruption was legendary even by Texas standards.
Biography & AutobiographyPresidents & Heads of StateHistoryUnited States20th Century
RELEASED1990
PUBLISHERBodley Head
LENGTH544
LANGUAGEEN
American journalist and author
4.5
The Years of Lyndon Johnson Means of ascent
In the second volume, the author reveals some of the more extreme grotesqueries of American politics. For this is the time when Johnson created for himself a much exaggerated record as a war hero, when he and his wife Lady Bird made themselves rich by juggling radio station licences. And it is the time when Johnson fought for - and won, by 87 dubious votes - his first seat in the US Senate, in an election whose c orruption was legendary even by Texas standards.
Biography & AutobiographyPresidents & Heads of StateHistoryUnited States20th Century
RELEASED1990
PUBLISHERBodley Head
LENGTH544
LANGUAGEEN
American journalist and author
