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The Kennedy assassination--24 hours after: Lyndon B. Johnson's pivotal first day as president

Steven M. Gillon
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
New York : Basic Books, [2009]
Copyright:
©2009

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Summary:
Historian Steven Gillon tells the story of how Johnson consolidated power in the twenty-four hours following the assassination. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this narrative sheds new and surprising light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.--From publisher description.
Table of Contents:
  • "It all began so beautifully"
  • "They do love this president, don't they"
  • "They're going to kill us all"
  • "Dave, he's dead"
  • "The condition is not good"
  • "He's gone"
  • "Mr. President"
  • "Anybody can swear you in"
  • "I have only one president"
  • "I do solemnly swear"
  • "Rufus, where's my hat"
  • "I ask for your help and God's"
  • "It's getting late, Mr. President"
  • "It was a gray day, fitting the occasion"
  • "Honey, you stay as long as you want"
  • "In Kennedy's shadow."
Author/Creator:
Gillon, Steven M. , author
Contributors:
Marrs, Jim, 1943-2017 , donor
Jim Marrs Collection
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
The Kennedy assassination--24 hours after: Lyndon B. Johnson's pivotal first day as president [by Gillon, S.M.]
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 — Assassination
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 — Death and burial
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
United States — Politics and government — 1963-1969 — Decision making
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
1963-1969
Politics and government
Decision making
Assassination
United States
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-272) and index.
Gift; Jim Marrs; 2019.
Bound in publisher's grey paper-covered boards with black paper spine having silver spine titles. Retains original illustrated dust jacket.
With tipped-in card from publisher to Mr. Marrs, talking about next edition of Crossfire and gifting this book. Also with tipped-in card from the publisher.
Donated as part of the Jim Marrs Collection.
Physical Description:
xvii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Physical Characteristics:
illustration
Call Numbers:
E842.9 .G55 2009
ISBNs:
9780465018703 (alk. paper)
046501870X (alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2009031314
OCLC Numbers:
316825583