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Contents Acknowledgments / ix List of Abbreviations / xi Introduction / 1 1. Formative Experiences: Childhood and Early Career / 9 2. Civil Rights in Texas: The House Years / 34 3. Civil Rights at the National Level: The Senate Years / 60 4. The Road to Damascus: The Vice Presidency, 1960–1963 / 111 5. Firing the Presidential Cannons: The White House, 1963–1965 / 139 6. The Limits of Liberalism: The White House, 1965–1968 / 211 Conclusion / 261 Notes / 271 Bibliography / 307 Index / 321 This page intentionally left blank ...

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