Lbj's Texas White House

Synopsis

“by Centering Imaginatively Around The Ranch And Its Environs In That Unique American Region Of The Hill Country Of Texas, Rothman Offers A Useful Approach To Understanding The Always Fascinating Lyndon Johnson.”—journal Of American History “rothman Does A Good Job Of Proving The Importance Of ‘the Home Place’ In The America Of The 1960s. . . . Johnson Wanted A Place Where He Could Be Biggest And Always Right, And The Ranch Was–and During His Five-year Presidency Became Even More So–that Place.”—wichita Falls Times Record News “mr. Rothman Does A Nice Job Of Explaining The Politics Of Place, As Well As Describing The Appeal Of Life On The Lbj Ranch.”—the Dallas Morning News