Lyndon Baines Johnson

Lyndon Johnson became President on the assassination of John Kennedy. But Johnson had long been one of the most powerful men in Washington. His administration was ripe with accomplishment and frustrated by a war from which he found little hope of victory. Serving from 1963 to 1969, Johnson successfully passed landmark legislation for which he should be remembered. But what kind of man was Johnson. This book seeks to explore the rise of a poor ranch boy from the Hill Country of Texas to become one of the most powerful men in the country.