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Chargement... A White House diarypar Lady Bird Johnson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. An outstanding diary written by the wife of President Lyndon Johnson to bring life to her years in the White House (1963-1969). While an indefatigable traveller to promote beautification of highways and parks, and encourage restoration and preservation of national landmarks, Lady Bird displayed a stamina and sense of mission unmatched by any First Lady. At home in the White House she entertained sometimes from early morning until late at night and was constantly on call for her husband who might want to invite friends for dinner or need her in a time of decision. In the midst of these official duties, Lady Bird shepherded her two daughters through romances, marriage and childbirth--all written with tact and omission of her doubts and fears for their choices. An extraordinary inside look of a White House under siege during the Vietnam era presented by a woman who finely balanced the demands of an exacting husband , two daughters at a difficult age, and the public responsibilities of a First Lady. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Originally published in 1970 and now reissued in paperback, A White House Diary is Lady Bird Johnson's intimate, behind-the-scenes account of Lyndon Johnson's presidency from November 22, 1963, to January 20, 1969. Beginning with the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy, which unexpectedly thrust her family into the White House, Mrs. Johnson records the momentous events fo her times, including the Great Society's War on Poverty, the national civil rights and social protest movements, her own activism on behalf of the environment, and the Vietnam War, which ultimately drove her husband to retire from political life. Interspersed among the public events are the private moments that reveal the humanity of a president's family--marriages, the births of grandchildren, and the anguish of sending sons-in-law to war."--Back cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)973.923History and Geography North America United States 1901- Eisenhower Through Clinton Administrations Lyndon JohnsonClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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