The vantage point; : perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969

Pres. Johnson penned this volume as an autobiography from his years in the White House and as Pres. Kennedy's VP. He quite well not only discusses his Presidency but devotes sections of the volume to Vietnam worthy of mention and consideration. Along with Ed Moise's most inclusive and thorough bibliography on Vietman history, this volume will provide both broad and detailed additional material, quite accurately for those who wish to understand the Vietnam years leading up to 1969-1970 when a change in US Goverment took place. Thirty-sixth President Of The United States Describes The Challenges, The Trials And Achievements Of His Eventful Years In The White House. The Beginning -- I Feel Like I Have Already Been Here A Year -- Steady On Course : Vietnam 1963-1964 -- War On Poverty -- The 1964 Campaign -- Challenge And Response : Vietnam 1964-1965 -- The Struggle For Justice -- A Time Of Testing : Crises In The Caribbean -- Breakthroughs In Schoolroom And Sickroom -- Feeding The Hungry : India's Food Crisis -- Defeating Aggression And Searching For Peace : Vietnam 1965-1967 -- Space -- The Six Day War -- Strengthening The Atlantic Community -- Quality Of Life -- The New Age Of Regionalism -- The Making Of A Decision : Vietnam 1967-1968 -- A Beginning And An End : March 31, 1968 -- Bite The Bullet -- Thawing The Cold War -- It's The Right Thing To Do : Vietnam 1968-1969 -- The Last Year : Headlines And History -- Home To The Hill Country. Appendix A. Letters And Documents -- Appendix B. Maps : Indochina 1959-1968, Southeast Asia 1965, The Caribbean 1964-1965, The Middle East 1967 -- List Of Illustrations. After more than three decades of public service, Lyndon Baines Johnson became, amid the tragedy of his predecessor's assassination, the thirty-sixth President of the United States. The first Southern President in the twentieth century, he passionately espoused and passed into law four major civil rights measures, inaugurated a program that lifted more than 12 milion Americans out of poverty, allocated increased funds and other resources for education, and established a federal health insurance program