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How 1965 Transformed America

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How 1965 Transformed America

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A chronology of 1965 in America.

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Basic Books
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310

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Subjects
American politics and government, The Great Society, Vietnam War, American social conditions, American History, Politics and government, Social conditions, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, History, United states, history, United states, social conditions
People
L. B. Johnson, William Westmoreland, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy
Places
America, Vietnam, Alabama, Watts
Times
1965, 1960s

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Table of Contents

Preface: 1965: Hinge for the Sixties Page xi
1. High Expectations: America in Late 1964 Page 1 2. Gathering Storms: Politics and Vietnam in Late 1964 Page 19 3. LBJ: Big Man in a Hurry Page 33 4. Out-Roosevelting Roosevelt: Johnson and the Great Society Page 49 5. Bloody Sunday: Struggles for Justice in Selma Page 65 6. Fork in the Road: Escalation in Vietnam Page 89 7. "Maximum Feasible Participation": Complications on the Domestic Front Page 109 8. A Credibility Gap Page 125 9. "The Times They Are A-Changin'": Technology, Music, and Fights for Rights in Mid-1965 Page 141 10. Bombshell from Saigon Page 159 11. Violence in the Streets: Watts and the Undermining of Liberalism Page 177 12. Eve of Destruction: The Rise of Unease Page 191 13. From Crisis to Crisis: The Great Society and the Challenge of Government Page 203 14. America at the End of 1965 Page 219 Epilogue: 1966 and the Later Sixties Page 235 Acknowledgments Page 249 Notes Page 251 A Note on Sources Page 289 Index Page 295

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E846 .P37 2012, E846.P37 2012

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Format
hardcover
Pagination
xvi, 310p
Number of pages
310
Weight
590 grams

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OL25607905M
Internet Archive
eveofdestruction0000patt
ISBN 13
9780465013586
LCCN
2012033786
OCLC/WorldCat
779876781

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