An engrossing biography of President Lyndon Johnson from the Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of Team of Rivals
Hailed by the New York Times as "the most penetrating, fascinating
political biography I have ever read," Doris Kearns Goodwin's
extraordinary and insightful book draws from meticulous research in
addition to the author's time spent working at the White House from 1967
to 1969.
After Lyndon Johnson's term ended, Goodwin remained his confidante and
assisted in the preparation of his memoir. In Lyndon Johnson and the
American Dream, she traces the 36th president's life from childhood to
his early days in politics, and from his leadership of the Senate to his
presidency, analyzing his dramatic years in the White House, including
both his historic domestic triumphs and his failures in Vietnam.
Drawn from personal anecdotes and candid conversations with Johnson,
Goodwin paints a rich and complicated portrait of one of our nation's
most compelling politicians.