A Tumultuous Tenure: The Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson.

<p>This thesis is a work that focuses on how significant the press was to the success and failure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In the thesis, three aspects of the Johnson years are analyzed. The first chapter discusses the media's portrayal of Lyndon Johnson during the presidential campaign of 1964. The second chapter is an analysis of how the press reported on President Johnson concerning the issue of civil rights. The third chapter dissects the media's perception of Lyndon Johnson during the Vietnam conflict. The primary research used in the thesis is a culmination of polls, editorials, personal letters, and memos from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library. Through use of these sources and a number of secondary materials, one is able to witness the period in which the popularity of the Johnson Administration began to experience a downturn.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Jones, Michael Paul

• Barry Goldwater
• Lyndon Johnson
• Election of 1964
• Press
• Vietnam
• Arts and Humanities
• Communication
• History
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Social Influence and Political Communication
• United States History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1765

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3120