The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as PresidentRiding in an open-topped convertible through Dallas on November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson heard a sudden explosive sound at 12:30 PM. The Secret Service sped him away to safety, but not until 1:20 PM did he learn that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Sworn in next to a bloodstained Jackie Kennedy at 2:40 PM, Johnson worked feverishly until 3:00 in the morning, agonizing about the future of both his nation and his party. Unbeknownst to him, his actions had already determined the tragic outcome of his presidency. In November 22, 1963, historian Steven Gillon tells the story of how Johnson consolidated power in the twenty-four hours following the assassination. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new and surprising light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century. |
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... Kennedy's death was the defining moment for many members of the massive baby boom generation that was coming of age in the 1960s. Their ongoing fascination with the assas sination and their instinctive skepticism toward authority have ...
... Kennedy's death was the defining moment for many members of the massive baby boom generation that was coming of age in the 1960s. Their ongoing fascination with the assas sination and their instinctive skepticism toward authority have ...
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... Kennedy's death. Even among the handful of people who were with Lyndon Johnson, there is no consensus about who told LBJ that Kennedy was dead, or at what time. Because of longstanding resentments, there are at least two versions of ...
... Kennedy's death. Even among the handful of people who were with Lyndon Johnson, there is no consensus about who told LBJ that Kennedy was dead, or at what time. Because of longstanding resentments, there are at least two versions of ...
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... Kennedy family and Lyndon Johnson turned to sympathetic writers to channel their ... Death of a President still stands as the most comprehensive history of that ... Kennedy's Secret Service code name, the manuscript created a storm of ...
... Kennedy family and Lyndon Johnson turned to sympathetic writers to channel their ... Death of a President still stands as the most comprehensive history of that ... Kennedy's Secret Service code name, the manuscript created a storm of ...
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... Kennedy. The published version, although lacking some of the tougher antiJohnson sections, still offered a very unflattering portrait of the president and a glossy picture of all things Kennedy.5 Released in early 1967, The Death of a ...
... Kennedy. The published version, although lacking some of the tougher antiJohnson sections, still offered a very unflattering portrait of the president and a glossy picture of all things Kennedy.5 Released in early 1967, The Death of a ...
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... Kennedy public relations machine, Johnson followed their example and hired his own writer. He turned to Jim Bishop, a popular author who had written a flattering magazine article about President Kennedy that was later turned into a ...
... Kennedy public relations machine, Johnson followed their example and hired his own writer. He turned to Jim Bishop, a popular author who had written a flattering magazine article about President Kennedy that was later turned into a ...
Contents
Theyre Going to Kill Us All | |
Dave Hes Dead | |
The Condition Is Not Good | |
Hes Gone | |
Mr President | |
There Was Tenseness on That Plane | |
Rufus Wheres My Hat? | |
Youre the Men I Trust the Most | |
Its Getting Late Mr President | |
I Remember the Word That He UsedObscene | |
It Was a Gray Day Fitting the Occasion | |
Honey You Stay As Long As You Want | |
Acknowledgements Notes | |
Anybody Can Swear You In | |
I Have Only One President | |
I Do Solemnly Swear | |
Note on Sources | |
Index Copyright Page | |
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