TY  - BOOK
AU  - Busby,Horace W.
AU  - Sidey,Hugh
TI  - The thirty-first of March: an intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson 
T2  - Bridwell Texas History series
SN  - 9781477327470
AV  - E847.2 .B87 2023
U1  - 973.923092 23/eng/20241010
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Austin, TX
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - Johnson, Lyndon B.
KW  - Busby, Horace W.,
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Staff
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1963-1969
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Briscoe Center for American History."; First published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005
N2  - This book provides a close and personal look at Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, narrated by Horace Busby, one of his closest advisors. Busby offers an insider’s perspective on the key events of Johnson’s era, from succeeding John F. Kennedy after his assassination to implementing the Great Society programs aimed at improving social and economic justice in the United States.

The book explores the complexities and contradictions of Johnson as a leader—his political savvy, ambition, and charisma, as well as the difficult decisions and controversies he faced, particularly regarding the Vietnam War. Busby details how Johnson sought to balance his idealistic vision for a fairer country with the political and social challenges he encountered.

Combining personal memoir, political analysis, and behind-the-scenes stories, the book provides a human and multifaceted portrait of one of the most influential and controversial presidents in American history
ER  -