The vantage point : perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) -- Pres. U.S -- 1908-1973 (Author).

Summary: Thirty-sixth President of the United States describes the challenges, the trials and achievements of his eventful years in the White House.

Record details

ISBN: 0030844924:
Physical Description: print
x, 636 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1971]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The beginning -- "I feel like I have already been here a year" -- Steady on course : Vietnam 1963-1964 -- War on poverty -- The 1964 campaign -- Challenge and response : Vietnam 1964-1965 -- The struggle for justice -- A time of testing : crises in the Caribbean -- Breakthroughs in schoolroom and sickroom -- Feeding the hungry : India's food crisis -- Defeating aggression and searching for peace : Vietnam 1965-1967 -- Space -- The Six Day War -- Strengthening the Atlantic community -- Quality of life -- The new age of regionalism -- The making of a decision : Vietnam 1967-1968 -- A beginning and an end : March 31, 1968 -- Bite the bullet -- Thawing the Cold War -- "It's the right thing to do" : Vietnam 1968-1969 -- The last year : headlines and history -- Home to the Hill Country. Appendix A. Letters and documents -- Appendix B. Maps : Indochina 1959-1968, Southeast Asia 1965, The Caribbean 1964-1965, The Middle East 1967 -- List of illustrations.