''Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency'' is a biography of
Lyndon Baines Johnson by
Mark K. Updegrove
Mark K. Updegrove (born August 25, 1961) is an American author, historian, journalist, and Presidential Historian for ABC News. He is the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation in Austin, Texas. Previously, he served as the director of the Lyndo ...
, published in 2012.
Plot summary
''Indomitable Will'' is a compilation of original interviews, personal accounts and recollections of individuals who knew, worked with and for President Lyndon Johnson during his five years as
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
. Sources include the Reverend
Billy Graham,
Carl Bernstein,
Liz Carpenter,
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
,
Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
,
Harry J. Middleton
Harry Joseph Middleton Jr. (October 24, 1921 – January 20, 2017) was an American journalist, author, and library director who served as Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidential speech writer and staff assistant from 1967 to 1969. Middleton was also di ...
,
Rose Kennedy,
Gerald R. Ford,
Helen Thomas,
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
, and
Bill Moyers, who served as
White House Press Secretary in the Johnson Administration.
The book focuses on the extensive legislation passed during Johnson’s Presidency and includes photographs, transcripts from his telephone conversations, and previously unpublished documents.
The author is a Presidential historian who has written two additional non-fiction works based on the lives of American Presidents: ''Baptism by Fire: Eight Presidents Who Took Office in Times of Crisis'' (2009), and ''Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the
White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...
'' (2006).
References
External links
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120520/PC1201/120529960/1003/updegrove-chronicles-the-course-of-lbj-s-remarkable-presidency-in-indomitable-willMay 20, 2012
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Stories-offer-unique-perspective-of-LBJ-3516320.phpMay 19, 2012
http://blog.laptopmag.com/enhanced-indomitable-will-e-book-reveals-the-true-lbjMay 9, 2012
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/books/20120427-lyndon-b.-johnson-biography-sympathizes-with-the-36th-president.eceApril 27, 2012
http://www.eyeonbooks.com/interviews/mark-updegrove-indomitable-will/April 26, 2012
http://www.kansan.com/news/2012/apr/24/other-side-lyndon-b-johnson/{Dead link, date=November 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes April 24, 2012
http://livingthedream.org/2012/04/07/ltd-podcast-mark-updegrove-author-of-indomitable-will-lbj-in-the-presidency/April 7, 2012
April 7, 2012
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ttp://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/article/LBJ-oral-history-holds-surprises-3427962.php http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/article/LBJ-oral-history-holds-surprises-3427962.phpMarch 23, 2012
http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto/books/book-reviews/article766335.eceMarch 19, 2012
http://alcalde.texasexes.org/2012/02/cruel-to-be-kind-lbj-behind-the-scenes/February 28, 2012
2012 non-fiction books
American biographies
Books about Lyndon B. Johnson
Biographies about politicians
Crown Publishing Group books
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