The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The White House Years

Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

Feb 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Norman Dietz

About this audiobook

President Lyndon Johnson was bigger than life-and no one who worked for him or was subjected to the "Johnson treatment" ever forgot it. As Johnson's "Deputy President of Domestic Affairs," Joseph A. Califano's unique relationship with the president greatly enriches our understanding of our thirty-sixth president. Califano shows listeners LBJ's commitment to economic and social revolution, and his willingness to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. He uncorks LBJ's legislative genius and reveals the political guile it took to pass laws in civil rights, poverty, immigration reform, health, education, environmental protection, consumer protection, the arts, and communications. A no-holds-barred account of Johnson's presidency, The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson is an intimate portrait of a president whose towering ambition for his country and himself reshaped America-and ultimately led to his decision to withdraw from the political arena in which he fought so hard.

About the author

Joseph A. Califano, Jr., is the author of several books, including How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid and High Society. He served as President Lyndon Johnson's top White House domestic aide from 1965 to 1969 and as secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1977 to 1979. He is also the founder and chair emeritus of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

Norman Dietz is a writer, an actor, and a solo performer. He has also performed frequently on radio and television, and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks, many of which have earned him awards from AudioFile magazine, the ALA, and Publishers Weekly. Additionally, AudioFile named Norman one of the Best Voices of the Century.