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In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson Announced His Vision Of The Great Society, A Plan To Use The Power Of The National Government To Create A Better Society. Johnson's Great Society Was All-encompassing, But The Debate About Its Particulars Centered On Specific Questions Dealing With Civil Rights, Poverty, Federal Aid To Education, Health Care, And The Proper Role Of The National Government And Its Appropriate Limitation. This Work Describes The Lives Of The Individuals Involved In These Debates And Presents Their Varying Perspectives On These Issues. Readers Will Understand How Both These Individuals' Lives And The Times In Which They Found Themselves Living Shaped Their Political And Philosophical Views. Biographies Include Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Strom Thurmond, And Edith Green. An Introductory Essay, An Appendix Of Shorter Entries On Additional Figures, And A Bibliography Are Also Included.--jacket. Building A Great Society -- Michael Harrington -- Prophet B. Lyndon Johnson, Mover And Shaker -- Wilber Cohen, Fulfilling And Extending A Dream -- Richard Goodwin, Believer -- Walter Reuther, American Social Democrat F. Joseph Califano, Point Man -- Sargent Shriver, Th

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Author

Bowling, Lawson , 1954-

Publisher

Greenwood; Bloomsbury

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313061806

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Political Science