The Johnson Years: Foreign Policy, the Great Society, and the White House

by Robert A. Divine (Editor)

This collection of essays explores the anti-war movement, tax, foreign economic policies, environmental and health care and the space programme. The author examines how domestic issues were critically affected by the Vietnam War and provides a better understanding of Johnson's legacy to the nation.

280 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1987

About the author

Robert A. Divine joined the faculty of the University of Texas in 1954 as a professor of history. He served as Chairman of the Department of History and the Committee on International Studies, and a member of the interim committee that helped with the organization of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University. In addition, he served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and authored eleven books. He retired in 1996.