Lewis L. Gould is Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin. His other books include The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt; Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics; and The Modern American Presidency.
Impressive scholarship [and] a well-written book. . . .
Environmental historians will welcome the study, especially as it
sheds light on the development of environmental consciousness in
the 1960s, readers interested in the presidency will appreciate the
detailed treatment given a First Lady, and the many general readers
will enjoy the insights Gould brings to understanding Lady Bird
Johnson herself.--Martin V. Melosi, author of The
Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from
Colonial Times to the Present Gould does a fine job of treating
Lady Bird Johnson as a person in her own right and as a major
figure involved in securing both funds and legislation for projects
that have truly made a difference in the quality of the
environment. . . . This is a story that merits publication [and]
offers convincing evidence of Lady Bird Johnson's sincere and
spirited commitment and of her role in beautifying the
environment.--Joanna Schneider Zangrando, Skidmore
College
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