The Resource The deadly bet : LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election, Walter LaFeber
The deadly bet : LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election, Walter LaFeber
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- Summary
- "Lyndon B. Johnson made a life-or-death bet during his presidential term - and lost. While fighting an extended war against a determined foe, he gambled that American society could also endure a vast array of domestic reforms. The result was the turmoil of the 1968 presidential election, a crisis more severe than any since the Civil War. With thousands killed in Vietnam, hundreds dead in civil rights riots, televised chaos at the Democratic National Convention, and two major assassinations, Americans responded by voting for the law-and-order message of Richard Nixon." "In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the years most important players - Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson - LaFeber argues that domestic upheaval itself had more impact on the election than did the war in Vietnam."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 217 pages
- Contents
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- General William Westmoreland : the Tet offensive
- Senator Eugene McCarthy : the college student crusade
- Lyndon Johnson : "people grow tired of confusion"
- Martin Luther King : the dream
- Robert Kennedy : the "national soul"
- Richard Nixon : the candidate from Squaresville?
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey : the isolation of the politics of joy
- George Wallace : the populism of the Vietnam war era
- Nguyen Van Thieu : a merry-go-round in a chamber of horrors
- Isbn
- 9780742543928
- Label
- The deadly bet : LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election
- Title
- The deadly bet
- Title remainder
- LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election
- Statement of responsibility
- Walter LaFeber
- Subject
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- Johnson, Lyndon B
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Politics and government
- Presidents -- Election
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968
- Präsidentenwahl
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
- Vietnamkrieg
- 1961-1975
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Lyndon B. Johnson made a life-or-death bet during his presidential term - and lost. While fighting an extended war against a determined foe, he gambled that American society could also endure a vast array of domestic reforms. The result was the turmoil of the 1968 presidential election, a crisis more severe than any since the Civil War. With thousands killed in Vietnam, hundreds dead in civil rights riots, televised chaos at the Democratic National Convention, and two major assassinations, Americans responded by voting for the law-and-order message of Richard Nixon." "In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the years most important players - Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson - LaFeber argues that domestic upheaval itself had more impact on the election than did the war in Vietnam."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- LaFeber, Walter
- Dewey number
- 324.973/0923
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E851
- LC item number
- .L33 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Vietnam--America in the war years
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Johnson, Lyndon B
- Presidents
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- United States
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- United States
- Präsidentenwahl
- Vietnamkrieg
- Label
- The deadly bet : LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election, Walter LaFeber
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- General William Westmoreland : the Tet offensive -- Senator Eugene McCarthy : the college student crusade -- Lyndon Johnson : "people grow tired of confusion" -- Martin Luther King : the dream -- Robert Kennedy : the "national soul" -- Richard Nixon : the candidate from Squaresville? -- Hubert Horatio Humphrey : the isolation of the politics of joy -- George Wallace : the populism of the Vietnam war era -- Nguyen Van Thieu : a merry-go-round in a chamber of horrors
- Control code
- ocm56482288
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- x, 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780742543928
- Lccn
- 2004020834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o56482288
- (OCoLC)56482288
- Label
- The deadly bet : LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 election, Walter LaFeber
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- General William Westmoreland : the Tet offensive -- Senator Eugene McCarthy : the college student crusade -- Lyndon Johnson : "people grow tired of confusion" -- Martin Luther King : the dream -- Robert Kennedy : the "national soul" -- Richard Nixon : the candidate from Squaresville? -- Hubert Horatio Humphrey : the isolation of the politics of joy -- George Wallace : the populism of the Vietnam war era -- Nguyen Van Thieu : a merry-go-round in a chamber of horrors
- Control code
- ocm56482288
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- x, 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780742543928
- Lccn
- 2004020834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o56482288
- (OCoLC)56482288
Subject
- Johnson, Lyndon B
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Politics and government
- Presidents -- Election
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968
- Präsidentenwahl
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
- Vietnamkrieg
- 1961-1975
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