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The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s Paperback - 2009

by Robert Weisbrot; G. Calvin MacKenzie

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forcesthat fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s

Provocative and incisive , The Liberal Hourreveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform inthe 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. Themovements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention fromthe decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-sooften the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of theera were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzieand Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants likeJFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-whodrove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation.The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinarymoment when more progressive legislation was passed than inalmost any other era in American history.


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An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s

Provocative and incisive , The Liberal Hour reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

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  • Title The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s
  • Author Robert Weisbrot; G. Calvin MacKenzie
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2009-06-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143115465 / 0143115464
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.32 x 5.48 x 0.98 in (21.13 x 13.92 x 2.49 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Social conditions - 1960-1980, Social change - United States - History -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008002917
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.923

Media reviews

" This is a terrific and timely book-a riveting narrative of one of the most fascinating decades in American history."
-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals

"A valuable corrective to a lot of hackneyed thinking about the significance of the '60s."
-The New York Times



Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 08/30/2009, Page 20
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