The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President

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On November 22, 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson faced one of the most painful and tragic events in American historythe assassination of John F. Kennedy. In that moment of chaos, with a nation in shock, Johnson became president. From the first crack of gunfire to a frenzied return to Washington, The Kennedy Assassination24 Hours After details the first day of Johnsons presidency. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new and often surprising light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.

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Steven M. Gillon earned his Ph.D. at Brown University, and taught for several years at Yale University and then at Oxford. He is currently a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma and the resident historian for The History Channel. He is the author of numerous books and articles on modern American history and politics, including Ten Days that Unexpectedly Changed America. He lives in New York and Oklahoma.