A Political Education
515 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paperback
Release Date:01 Mar 1995
ISBN:9780292751811
This insider's view of Washington in the 1950s and 1960s, of the tumultuous presidency of Lyndon Johnson, and of the conflicts and factions of the president's staff has become a political classic since its original publication in 1972. In this reissue, Harry McPherson adds a new preface in which he reflects on changes in Washington since the Johnson era and on the lessons Bill Clinton could learn from the presidency of Lyndon Johnson.
A native Texan, Harry McPherson went to Washington in 1956 as an assistant to Senate Majority Leader Johnson, serving subsequently in key posts under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is now a senior partner of a Washington law firm.
- Preface, 1995
- Prologue
- 1. Counsel in Congress
- 2. Brief Lives
- 3. Right from Wrong
- 4. Cold War Democrats
- 5. Sacred Cows and Racial Justice
- 6. Johnson for President
- 7. Racing in Neutral
- 8. Army and State
- 9. White House
- 10. Cities Aflame
- 11. Democracy Fights a Limited War
- 12. Dénouement
- Epilogue
- Postscript, 1988
- Index
