The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President by Steven M. Gillon
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The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President by Steven M. Gillon
On November 22, 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson faced one of the most painful and tragic events in American history -- the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In that moment of chaos, with a nation in shock, Johnson became president.
From the first crack of gunfire at 12:30PM to a hurried inauguration aboard Air Force One and a frenzied return to Washington, The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After tells the story of the first day of the Johnson administration. While capturing the tragedy and excitement of that fateful period, historian Steven M. Gillon analyzes how the decisions made in those first critical hours shaped the rest of the decade.
Johnson immediately faced daunting challenges -- comforting a nation in mourning, guaranteeing an efficient transfer of power, securing the loyalty of a devastated Bobby Kennedy, and setting the course for his own unexpected presidency. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new, and often surprising, light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.
The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After details the first few critical hours of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, a period of great stress and momentous importance. The decisions made, actions taken, and the conflicts left unresolved in those first twenty-four hours would ultimately undo Johnson's administration, divide the nation, and tear apart the Democratic party.
Basic Books, Hardcover, 2009
This is a BRAND NEW book.
On November 22, 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson faced one of the most painful and tragic events in American history -- the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In that moment of chaos, with a nation in shock, Johnson became president.
From the first crack of gunfire at 12:30PM to a hurried inauguration aboard Air Force One and a frenzied return to Washington, The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After tells the story of the first day of the Johnson administration. While capturing the tragedy and excitement of that fateful period, historian Steven M. Gillon analyzes how the decisions made in those first critical hours shaped the rest of the decade.
Johnson immediately faced daunting challenges -- comforting a nation in mourning, guaranteeing an efficient transfer of power, securing the loyalty of a devastated Bobby Kennedy, and setting the course for his own unexpected presidency. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new, and often surprising, light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.
The Kennedy Assassination -- 24 Hours After details the first few critical hours of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, a period of great stress and momentous importance. The decisions made, actions taken, and the conflicts left unresolved in those first twenty-four hours would ultimately undo Johnson's administration, divide the nation, and tear apart the Democratic party.
Basic Books, Hardcover, 2009
This is a BRAND NEW book.
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