The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143115465)

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s

Provocative and incisive, The Liberal Hour reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

Author: Robert Weisbrot, G. Calvin MacKenzie
ISBN-10: 0143115464
ISBN-13: 9780143115465
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.48w x 0.98d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/30/2009 pg. 20