{"product_id":"building-the-great-society-inside-lyndon-johnsons-white-house-9780143111436","title":"Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of\u003ci\u003e Lincoln's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice: \u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e for LBJ. The personalities behind every burst of 1960s liberal reform - from civil rights and immigration reform, to Medicare and Head Start. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absorbing, and astoundingly well-researched -- all good historians do their homework, but Zeitz goes above and beyond. It's a more than worthwhile addition to the canon of books about Johnson.\"--NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully written...a riveting portrait of LBJ... Every officeholder in Washington would profit from reading this book.\" --Robert Dallek, Author of \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFranklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLBJ's towering political skills and his ambitious slate of liberal legislation are the stuff of legend: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and environmental reform. But what happened after the bills passed? One man could not and did not go it alone. Joshua Zeitz reanimates the creative and contentious atmosphere inside Johnson's White House as a talented and energetic group of advisers made LBJ's vision a reality. They desegregated public and private institutions throughout one third of the United States; built Medicare and Medicaid from the ground up in one year; launched federal funding for public education; provided food support for millions of poor children and adults; and launched public television and radio, all in the space of five years, even as Vietnam strained the administration's credibility and budget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Moyers, Jack Valenti, Joe Califano, Harry McPherson and the other staff members who comprised LBJ's inner circle were men as pragmatic and ambitious as Johnson, equally skilled in the art of accumulating power or throwing a sharp elbow. \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Great Society\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how one of the most competent White House staffs in American history - serving one of the most complicated presidents ever to occupy the Oval Office - fundamentally changed everyday life for millions of citizens and forged a legacy of compassionate and interventionist government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16141165\"\u003eJoshua Zeitz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143111436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143111434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL004000\"\u003eCivil Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO011000\"\u003ePresidents \u0026amp; Heads of State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Zeitz\u003c\/b\u003e has taught American history and politics at Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Princeton University. He is the author of several books on American political and social history and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Dissent, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Hoboken, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579068018925,"sku":"9780143111436","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6b9410bc-1b4e-4145-ad40-b987c1d7e429.jpg?v=1702057178","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/building-the-great-society-inside-lyndon-johnsons-white-house-9780143111436","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}