Format:
Online-Ressource (180 p)
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ill
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
1299053106
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9781299053106
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9781603445009
Series Statement:
Library of presidential rhetoric
Content:
Though Lyndon Baines Johnson developed a reputation as a rough-hewn tough talker, at a crucial moment in history, he delivered an address to congress that moved Martin Luther King Jr. to tears and earned praise from the media as the best presidential speech in American history. Here, Pauley analyzes both the content and the context of this historic speech, which still ranks high as an example of leadership through oratory.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Message to the Congress -- Introduction -- America's Voting Rights Problem -- Battling for the Ballot -- Plotting to Secure the Franchise -- Planning the Address -- "We Shall Overcome" -- Praise and Rebuke -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Lyndon B. Johnson�s Special Message to the Congress""; ""Introduction""; ""America�s Voting Rights Problem""; ""Battling for the Ballot""; ""Plotting to Secure the Franchise""; ""Planning the Address""; ""“We Shall Overcome�""; ""Praise and Rebuke""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1299053084
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781585445813
Additional Edition:
Print version LBJ's American Promise : The 1965 Voting Rights Address
Language:
English
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