Taking charge : the Johnson White House tapes, 1963-1964

摘要: The only US President to record his private conversations from first day in office, Lyndon Johnson ordered that the tapes be locked a vault until at least year 2023. But now they have been unsealed provide close look taking power, John F. Kennedy's murder Johnson's campaign for landslide victory. Here transcribed, edited, set context and annotated by professional historian, offer insight into how Johnston used power flattering, provoking twisting arms of dominant personalities such as Robert Kennedy Martin Luther King. They also illuminate changing relationships with wife rest family, Jacqueline Kennedy, ex-Presidents Truman Eisenhower, members Cabinet White House staff.