A Political Education: A Washington Memoir

A Political Education: A Washington Memoir

by Harry McPherson
A Political Education: A Washington Memoir

A Political Education: A Washington Memoir

by Harry McPherson

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Overview

This classic political memoir offers an insider’s view of Washington in the ‘50s and ‘60s—with a preface by the author reflecting on the Clinton era.

A Texas native, Harry McPherson went to Washington in 1956 as an assistant to Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. He served in key posts under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, including as Johnson’s special counsel and speechwriter.

In Political Education, McPherson offers a vividly evocative portrait of Johnson’s tumultuous presidency and of the conflicts and factions of the president's staff. Long regarded as a political classic, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand national politics of the period.

In 1995, McPherson added a preface discussing how Washington had changed since the Johnson era. In it he suggests what lessons Bill Clinton could have learn from Johnson’s time in the Oval Office.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780292778412
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 02/24/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 516
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

A native Texan, Harry McPherson went to Washington in 1956 as an assistant to Senate Majority Leader Johnson, serving subsequently in key posts under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is now a senior partner of a Washington law firm.

Table of Contents

  • Preface, 1995
  • Prologue
  • 1. Counsel in Congress
  • 2. Brief Lives
  • 3. Right from Wrong
  • 4. Cold War Democrats
  • 5. Sacred Cows and Racial Justice
  • 6. Johnson for President
  • 7. Racing in Neutral
  • 8. Army and State
  • 9. White House
  • 10. Cities Aflame
  • 11. Democracy Fights a Limited War
  • 12. Dénouement
  • Epilogue
  • Postscript, 1988
  • Index
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