Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743227148)

Transcribing, editing, and explaining the most powerful moments from hundreds of hours of newly released LBJ tapes, Michael Beschloss has added another lasting treasure to the American historical record. Reaching for Glory exposes the inner workings of the Johnson presidency from the summer of 1964 through the summer of 1965.
From behind the scenes, you will hear Johnson pulling the strings of his presidential campaign against Barry Goldwater and pursuing his feud with the new senator Robert Kennedy. He agonizes over Martin Luther King, Jr., and the bloody march on Selma, Alabama, and twists arms on Capitol Hill to pass voting rights, Medicare, and more basic laws than any American president before or since. Above all, you will hear him sending young Americans off to Vietnam while privately insisting that the war can never be won.
Winding Johnson's voice and exclusive excerpts from Lady Bird Johnson's private diaries into a gripping narrative, Michael Beschloss provides context and historical insights, showing how profoundly LBJ changed the presidency and the country. Reaching for Glory allows us to live at Lyndon Johnson's side, day by day, through the dramatic, triumphant, and catastrophic year of a turbulent presidency that continues to affect us all.

Author: Michael R. Beschloss
ISBN-10: 074322714X
ISBN-13: 9780743227148
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2002
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.05w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 11/03/2002 pg. 28