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Thrust into the presidency by the assassination of John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon Johnson immediately confronted the twin challenges of
leading a nation in mourning while ensuring the continuity of
government. As one of his first acts, Johnson ordered a secret
taping system installed in the White House and began recording his
telephone conversations. This three-volume boxed set continues the
University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs's
acclaimed Presidential Recordings series, covering the time period
between February 1, 1964, and May 31, 1964. During these dramatic
months, LBJ launched his War on Poverty, questioned the viability
of the U.S. policy in Vietnam, and deftly managed the progress of a
historic civil rights bill through Congress.
Lyndon B. Johnson secretly recorded 700 hours of telephone
conversations as president. With these three volumes, slipcased
with audio DVD, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of
Public Affairs begins a groundbreaking series that will ultimately
include annotated transcripts of all of Johnson's White House
conversations. Covering the dramatic months of November 1963
through January 1964, these volumes depict a man coming to grips
with the awesome responsibilities of the presidency while
simultaneously trying to lead a nation and a government in
mourning. Captured on tape are Johnson's efforts to conciliate the
Kennedy family while putting his own imprint on the office. Abroad,
he is consumed by a coup in Vietnam, a bloody anti-American riot in
Panama, a near civil war in Cyprus, and persistent leaks from
within his own administration. Domestically, he pushes forward the
civil rights revolution and leads a single-minded drive to reduce
the size of the federal budget to gain political room for his war
on poverty. Texts with audio DVD
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