Longley, Kyle,

LBJ's 1968 : power, politics, and the presidency in America's year of upheaval / Kyle Longley, Arizona State University. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A nation on the brink: the State of the Union Address, January 1968 -- Those dirty bastards, are they trying to embarrass us? The Pueblo Incident, January-December 1968 -- Tet: a very near thing, January-March 1968 -- As a result, I will not seek re-election: the March 31, 1968 speech -- The days the earth stood still: the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 1968 -- He hated him, but loved him: the assassination of Robert Kennedy, June 1968 -- The big stumble: the Fortas Affair, June-October 1968 -- The tanks are rolling: Czechoslovakia crushed, August 1968 -- The perfect disaster: the Democratic National Convention, August 1968 -- Is this treason?: the October surprise that wasn't, October-December 1968 -- The last dance, January 1969 -- Conclusion.

9781107193031 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781316643471 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2017049388


Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.


Presidents--Election--United States--1968.
Presidents--United States--Biography.


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

E847 / .L63 2017

973.923092