Some history events are essential evidences that illustrate ideas of how the event begins and ends. Some historians take a time to write books and articles about important events to demonstrate deep details that readers may not know about. Many historians have constructed an event to their own ideological beliefs to infiltrate those beliefs to the readers. Moreover, a Presidential history or a biography topic can be constructed with a lot of interpretations that results in arguments and delegations between historians. Robert Dallek wrote Flawed Giant Lyndon Johnson and his time 1961-1973. The book contains a long biography of Lyndon Johnson and his life time as a president. This book begins with Johnson’s early life, vice-president struggles,
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Dallek describes these events at the time Johnson wanted to run for the second term as a president. Dallek wrote President Johnson’s ambitions and his passions to legislate many laws for the society. In contrast, many of Johnson’s ambitions and characteristics are criticized by some historian as abuse, impatient, and an arrogant personalities. In the years between 1961 and 1965, American Citizens were depending on leader to bring stability to country. President Kennedy was the leader that many historians described him as the “one”. Dallek described many good characteristics of Kennedy. America was filled with hopes and dreams that thought Johnson Kennedy was the president that America needed. But, Lyndon Johnson despite how he became a president, he was the guy in charge of America’s hopes and dreams in 1963. According to Dallek, Johnson had good intentions and motivations to rebuilt America as a powerful country. Although, President Johnson had good purposes to help America based on Dallek’s Lyndon Johnson’s biography, the biography can be interpreted Johnson as one of the worst president because of his ambitions …show more content…
Johnson and his Great Society were confronted by riots, civil rights leaders, and southern leaders. First of all, to have a Great society everyone needs to be equal. Equal rights were not given to African America in southern states. The struggles that African-American had suffered were injustice and unfairness as Americans. African- Africans did not have the right to vote or attended to a desegregate school. Southern political leaders rejected any legislation that will promote African- American rights. Moreover, Civil Leaders took the opportunity to demands their rights through President Johnson and his Great Society vison. Observing Dallek’s writing on Great Society, Johnson vison can be interpreted as an unrealistic. Braur wrote, “Finally, the poverty issue appealed to Johnson because, like many southerners, he believed that the nation’s racial problems were essentially economic in nature. If blacks only had good jobs and decent income, white would, in his view, respect the, and let them exercise their civil rights……thought he had felt it necessary to address racial discrimination directly” (Braur, p.115). According to Braur, Johnson had the same intention as President Kennedy. Kennedy wanted to gain the trust of African-American community to promote his campaign for second term. President Johnson wanted the support of African-Americans for a run for the second term. Allen
Dallek describes these events at the time Johnson wanted to run for the second term as a president. Dallek wrote President Johnson’s ambitions and his passions to legislate many laws for the society. In contrast, many of Johnson’s ambitions and characteristics are criticized by some historian as abuse, impatient, and an arrogant personalities. In the years between 1961 and 1965, American Citizens were depending on leader to bring stability to country. President Kennedy was the leader that many historians described him as the “one”. Dallek described many good characteristics of Kennedy. America was filled with hopes and dreams that thought Johnson Kennedy was the president that America needed. But, Lyndon Johnson despite how he became a president, he was the guy in charge of America’s hopes and dreams in 1963. According to Dallek, Johnson had good intentions and motivations to rebuilt America as a powerful country. Although, President Johnson had good purposes to help America based on Dallek’s Lyndon Johnson’s biography, the biography can be interpreted Johnson as one of the worst president because of his ambitions …show more content…
Johnson and his Great Society were confronted by riots, civil rights leaders, and southern leaders. First of all, to have a Great society everyone needs to be equal. Equal rights were not given to African America in southern states. The struggles that African-American had suffered were injustice and unfairness as Americans. African- Africans did not have the right to vote or attended to a desegregate school. Southern political leaders rejected any legislation that will promote African- American rights. Moreover, Civil Leaders took the opportunity to demands their rights through President Johnson and his Great Society vison. Observing Dallek’s writing on Great Society, Johnson vison can be interpreted as an unrealistic. Braur wrote, “Finally, the poverty issue appealed to Johnson because, like many southerners, he believed that the nation’s racial problems were essentially economic in nature. If blacks only had good jobs and decent income, white would, in his view, respect the, and let them exercise their civil rights……thought he had felt it necessary to address racial discrimination directly” (Braur, p.115). According to Braur, Johnson had the same intention as President Kennedy. Kennedy wanted to gain the trust of African-American community to promote his campaign for second term. President Johnson wanted the support of African-Americans for a run for the second term. Allen