The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The path to powerKnopf, 1982 - Presidents v. 4: Follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career, describing Johnson's volatile relationship with John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy during the fight they waged for the 1960 Democratic nomination for president, through Johnson's unhappy vice presidency, his assumption to the presidency after Kennedy's assassination, his victories over the budget and civil rights, and the eroding trap of Vietnam. |
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Page 167
... Cotulla . On the porches of some of these houses , men sat on rusting metal chairs and stared vacantly straight ahead of them . In front of the school was a debris - littered vacant lot ; a group of men were squatting in it ; others ...
... Cotulla . On the porches of some of these houses , men sat on rusting metal chairs and stared vacantly straight ahead of them . In front of the school was a debris - littered vacant lot ; a group of men were squatting in it ; others ...
Page 172
... Cotulla slang for " I give up . " And then he would ask her to press a shirt or tie- " He was always in a hurry ; he would run in and say , ' Marty , won't you please press this tie for me ? " " —and Miss Whitten always would , and ...
... Cotulla slang for " I give up . " And then he would ask her to press a shirt or tie- " He was always in a hurry ; he would run in and say , ' Marty , won't you please press this tie for me ? " " —and Miss Whitten always would , and ...
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... Cotulla SOURCES Books and articles : Ludeman , History of La Salle County . Vulcan Mold & Oil Co. , Pit and Pour , April , 1964 , pp . 1-2 ; Louis B. Engelke , " Our Texas Towns : Cotulla , ” San Antonio Express Magazine , Sept. 21 ...
... Cotulla SOURCES Books and articles : Ludeman , History of La Salle County . Vulcan Mold & Oil Co. , Pit and Pour , April , 1964 , pp . 1-2 ; Louis B. Engelke , " Our Texas Towns : Cotulla , ” San Antonio Express Magazine , Sept. 21 ...
Contents
The Bunton Strain | 3 |
The Peoples Party | 33 |
The Johnson Strut | 40 |
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