Annotated Bibliography

Primary Resources APUSH.blogspot.com. Political Cartoons. Last updated April 24, 2014. http://alisonapush.blogspot.com/2014/04/political-cartoons.html.I used this brief blog for political cartoons. The commentaries on what the cartoondepicted were used to create descriptions that analyze Johnsons legacy truthfully.

Archives.gov. "John Lewis - March from Selma to Montgomery, "Bloody Sunday,"1965."http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=2.I used this account from John Lewis to show the brutality on Bloody Sunday. Thisaccount showed how evil the Alabama state troops were as they were acting inimmoral ways towards their fellow Americans. It is good to see why the Civil Rightsbills really needed to be passed, in order to understand the importanceofLyndonJohnson.

John Day (My Grandfather, Vietnam Veteran) interviewed by Noah Taylor, March 11, 2015. The person, who inspired me to do Lyndon Johnson, was my grandpa. He is a VietnamWar Veteran, and remembers Johnson well. I got his opinion on Vietnam and Johnsonsinvolvement in it. I used this to give context on the Vietnam War. His input aboutJohnsons legacy was instrumental in creating a solid thesis. The help contributed fromhim was used all over the website.

LBJ Library. "Speeches and Films."http://www.lbjlibrary.org/lyndon-bainesjohnson/speechesfilms#!prettyPhoto.The LBJ Library website was a huge contributor to the research used to constructthissite. He wanted a memorial to stand for years to come so that people mightrememberwhat happened during that time. This page has a few videos of LyndonJohnson'sspeeches, and also a video interview with someone who looked back on the time ofLyndon Johnson. These videos helped greatly when researching Civil Rights and thegreat impact it had on America. Also it put into perspective how Johnson felt about theevents going on at the time.

National Archives. "Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate."http://www.archives.gov/ducation/lessons/jackie-robinson/letter-1967.html.This short and humble letter from Jackie Robinson to Lyndon Johnson was gold.Herewas an African American who was fighting for his freedom to be an equalAmerican.Jackie Robinson wrote a letter of thanks and gratitude to Johnson. This shows howJohnson was fighting for the people, and they were grateful. A true leader stands up forthe helpless. The African Americans were being persecuted until Johnson stood up andput an end to it.

PBS. Primary Resources: American Policy in Vietnam. Last updated March 29, 2005.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/psources/ps_policy.html. This document helped me understand what Johnson was planning and doingconcerning Vietnam. I used this to put into perspective Johnsons decisions aspresident in the Vietnam conflict.

PBS. "Primary Resources: State of the Union Address,1964. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/lbjunion64/.PBS has a section on Lyndon Baines Johnson. I used the page about his State of theUnion Address 1964 so I could get a better picture of what he felt about America.Johnson showed a lot of passion in his speech about making America a better place.Johnson implored on behalf of the helpless that "this" session would do the most forcivil rights than anyone during the past one hundred years. Johnson's legacy showedthat heaccomplished this. The great thing about Johnson is that he also improvedschooling, hospitals, and American life. His speech shows how passionate he was.

PBS."Primary Resources: The Great Society, U. Michigan 1964."http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/lbjmichigan/.I used Johnson's agenda for the Great Society to show his passion for greatness. Johnson's agenda is a powerful calling for America to join him in an attempt to reform America into a better society for all of man.

PBS. Primary Resources: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Last updated March 29, 2005.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/psources/ps_tonkingulf.html. I used this document to understand how Johnson felt Vietnam should be dealt with.Johnsons analysis of the actions required in Vietnam really let me understand whatJohnson thought was the best way to deal with Communism, whether it was a goodidea or bad one.

PBS. Reflections on a War: The Volunteer. Last Updated March 29, 2005.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/reflect/ehrhart.html.W. D. Ehrhart told this account of his involvement in the Vietnam War. I used thisdocument to show how there were supporters of the war. Ehrhart himself wantedwarand even thought Johnson wasnt harsh enough towards Communism. Even though it wasa mistake to be in Vietnam, there were those who agreed with Johnson.

Signing of Civil Rights Act.Video. Directed by CBS. 1964. Washington DC. LBJ Library, 2014.video.This is an excerpt from a broadcast of Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Iused this video on the Civil Rights page to show how amazing the reforms ofJohnson were for America.

The American Presidency Project. 446 Radio and Television Remarks Upon Signing the CivilRights Bill. July 2, 1964." http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=26361.I used the written transcript of Johnsons Civil Rights address to explain how and whyJohnson passed the Civil Rights Bills.

Vicepresidents.com. Historic Lyndon B. Johnson Political Cartoon. Last updated October 10,2012. http://vicepresidents.com/blog/2012/10/10/historic-lyndon-b-johnson-politicalcartoon/.This political cartoon and description was instrumental in showing his leadershipthrough the glasses of his legacy.

University of Texas. The Presidents Daily Diary: November 22, 1963 January 20, 1969. Lastupdated June 13, 2006. http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/diary/diarycol.asp. This page compiled 50 historically impactful days Johnson was a part of, and found hisdiary entries for them. The entries were very detailed on the exact successions of thedays, most being minute details. This helped me understand how Johnsons presidencywas run and why he can be said to be a great leader. Reason for saying so, he got thingsdone.

Secondary SourcesBiography.com. "Lyndon B. Johnson."http://www.biography.com/people/lyndon-bjohnson9356122.I used this source to write facts about Johnsons early life, political career, shortmilitary career, Vice Presidency, and finally his actions as President.

BlackPast.org. Selma, Alabama, (Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965). http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bloody-sunday-selma-alabama-march-7-1965. This page was used to describe the violence against African Americans on the CivilRights page. I used it specifically, to get factual information on Bloody Sunday 1965.

Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson the Passage of Power. New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 2012.Robert A. Caro designed this four part book series around Johnsons passage of power. The book really shows how Johnson was a pretty ambitious president. It will be helpful to see how Johnson played the role of president. Caro shows Johnsons presidency partially as a tragedy. Johnson was a great leader, but was reduced to vice president. He was humiliated as vice president. Then when Kennedy was killed, Johnson was thrown into power during a very dark time. Johnson did his best but he has a negative legacy because of the hardships in his presidency.

Civil Rights.org. Voting Rights Act. http://www.civilrights.org/voting-rights/vra/.I used this page to explain the significance of the Voting Rights Act. This wasmonumental in Civil Rights history. The page thoroughly explains the contents of theact and what it did to reform America.

CMS.gov. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. History. https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/History/index.html?redirect=/history/.I used this page to provide some information on Johnsons part in the Medicare andMedicaid bills.

History.com. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/gulf-oftonkin-resolution.I used this page to show what the events were concerning the Gulf of Tonkin and theconsequence, which was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

History.com. "Lyndon Johnson Photo Gallery. http://www.history.com/photos/lyndonbjohnson#.I used this source from the History Channel website is for pictures and multimedia.The photo gallery was really helpful when putting pictures on this website, but alsoshowed what it looked like when Johnson was signing the Civil Rights Bill. The photosshowhow momentous Johnson's leadership was at the time as it still has an impacttoday.

History.com. Vietnam War History. Last updated, 2009. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnamwar/vietnam-war-history.This page gives context to the Vietnam War. I used this source to show what partsJohnson took in the war. I used this source to show the context of the war andcommunism at the time. It was also helpful insight on the events of the war as awhole.

History Learning Site. 1964 Civil Rights Act. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1964_civil_rights_act.htm.I used this explanation of the Civil Rights Act to explain the changes made by the bill. Ialso was able to explain the context of the bill and how Johnson played a major part inthe passing of the bill along with Kennedy, who had the vision but never able to have thewill.

Humanitiestexas.org. A Presidents Vision: Lyndon Baines Johnson. http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/presidents-vision/lyndon-b-johnson.This lesson plan style page is a look at Johnsons visions. I used this to show howJohnson had good ambitions that were hindered by the failures of the Vietnam War.

JFK Library. Life of John F. Kennedy. http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/Life-of-John-FKennedy.aspx?p=5. I used this biography about Kennedy to get some background information on whatKennedy did. Johnsons agendas were affected greatly by Kennedy, and this isimportant to know. Johnson was crawling out from behind Kennedys huge shadow.

LBJ Library. Lyndon Baines Johnson Timeline.http://www.lbjlibrary.org/lyndonbainesohnson/timeline.The LBJ Library timeline page told Johnsons story start to finish. I used this sourceto aid in constructing my own biography of Johnson from his young life, to hispolitical career. I also was able to gather a lot of pictures from this page. Thepictures were great because they came with dates, information, and citations for thephotographer. I used the pictures mainly in my biography and home page.

New Yorker. The Transition Johnson and the events in Dallas. Last updated April 2, 2012.http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/02/the-transition.Robert Caro wrote a very detailed account of what Johnson did when Kennedy wasassassinated. I used the information to explain the emotion of Kennedys death. Johnsonhad big shoes to fill, and he had to pull a divided country back together. Johnson reallydeserves some credit for the good things he did as president.

NPR. For LBJ, the War on Poverty was Personal. Last updated January 8, 2014.http://www.npr.org/2014/01/08/260572389/for-lbj-the-war-on-poverty-was-personal.This article is about Robert A. Caros book, The Passage of Power. This is one of thefour books in his series on Lyndon Johnson. I used this short interview with Caro tounderstand Johnsons stand against poverty. Johnsons background in poverty greatlyaffected his actions as president.

Peters, Charles. Lyndon B. Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 36th President, 19631969. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2010.The towering figure who sought to transform America into a great society butwhoseambitions and presidency collapsed in the tragedy of the Vietnam War. Iagree with thisstatement. Peters book gives a point of view from today. I used hisinputs and story tocreate a biography of Johnson, and also to analyze his legacy.

The History Place. Vietnam-Map. Thehistoryplace.com. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/vietnam-map.htm.I used this map on the Vietnam War page to show the surrounding places whereeventshappened, like the Gulf of Tonkin. Also with China so close, there was a very bigfear ofChina trying to take everyone over.

Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,1990. Robert A. Caro is a very talented and experienced biographer. His series titled TheYears of Lyndon Johnson is a four book installment on Johnsons rise to power. This isthe first book in the series titled Means of Ascent. The book focuses on how Johnsonrose through the ranks of politics to eventually get to the White House. I used Carosbook to understand and describe Johnsons effectiveness as a politician. Johnson waslegislatively experienced which shows how Johnsons leadership was impactful in a goodway. Finally, Caro also thinks Johnson was a good man, and I used his points onJohnsons leadership to back up my thesis.

To Right These Wrongs. Photographs by Billy Barnes. Last updated 2010. http://www.torightthesewrongs.com/photos/.I used photos from this page to show the good things in the Great Society. The picturesshow the emotion and feelings of the events.

Washington Post. The Great Society at 50. May 17, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/05/17/the-great-society-at-50/.I used this page to write information on the Great Society. It shows how Johnsonwas agreat leader with ambition. The article also showed how Johnsons reforms are stillaffecting today.

Whitehouse.gov. Lyndon B. Johnson. https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/lyndonbjohnson.I used this page to get a broad synopsis of Johnsons life. I used this source to tell thestory of Johnsons young life and him as a politician.