Lyndon B. Johnson and the Transformation of American Politics

Editor's Preface ix Author's Preface xi Introduction 1(8) A Steam Engine in Pants: 1908 to 1937 9(10) The Best Congressman That Ever Was: 1937 to 1941 19(8) Trying to Climb a Pole: 1941 to 1948 27(10) The Right Place: 1948 to 1957 37(10) The Riverboat Gambler: 1957 to July 1960 47(10) Second Place: 1960 to 1963 57(12) Free at Last: November 1963 to June 1964 69(18) Walking the Tightrope: July to November 1964 87(20) Living in the Middle of It: December 1964 to April 1965 107(20) Looking for Light: April to September 1965 127(18) Impatient People: Fall 1965 to December 1966 145(20) Waist Deep in the Big Muddy: 1967 165(20) Hell Sucks: January to March 1968 185(20) This Hard Time: April 1968 to January 1969 205(20) The Spent Golden Coin: 1969 to 1973 225(10) Study and Discussion Questions 235(8) A Note on the Sources 243(6) Index 249