Presidents from Eisenhower Through Johnson, 1953-1969: Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents

by John A. King Jr. and John R. Vile

Book Overview

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Communism and the Cold War pervaded almost every aspect of American policy and concern. Eisenhower's Highway Act sought to strengthen America with the sort of roads system and military advantage Germany's Autobahn provided in World War II; Kennedy looked to space, the Peace Corps, and the schools to improve America's actual and perceived status in the eyes of the world; LBJ continually found concerns about Southeast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313315825
• ISBN13: 9780313315824
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 9.4"