LBJ and Grassroots Federalism Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas.
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TextSeries: Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M UniversityPublication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [(c)2014.]Description: 1 online resource (266 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9781623491857
- 1623491851
- Central-local government relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Economic assistance, Domestic -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Federal aid to community development -- Texas -- Waco -- History -- 20th century
- Federal aid to water resources development -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Federal government -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Mexican-Americans -- Texas -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Poage, W. R. (William Robert), 1899-1987
- Texas -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
- Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- United States. National Youth Administration in Texas -- History
- Waco (Tex.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Poage, W. R. (William Robert), 1899-1987
- United States. National Youth Administration in Texas -- History
- Federal government -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Central-local government relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Economic assistance, Domestic -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Federal aid to water resources development -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Federal aid to community development -- Texas -- Waco -- History -- 20th century
- Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Texas -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
- Waco (Tex.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- JK325 .85 2014
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| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Online Book | G. Allen Fleece Library Online | Non-fiction | JK325 .85 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | ocn888748994 |
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Texas They Knew; 2. The National Youth Administration, the State Director, and the State Senator; 3. Flood Control, Federalism, and a Ford Dealer; 4. Beyond Sandtown; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
LBJ and Grassroots Federalism: Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas reveals the local ramifications of federal policy. Three case studies in the rising career of Lyndon B. Johnson show this in action: LBJ''s formative experience as a New Dealer directing the National Youth Administration (NYA) in Texas; his key role as senate majority leader in breaking the deadlock to secure funds for the Lake Waco dam project; and the cumulative effect of his Great Society policies on urban renewal and educational reform among the Mexican American community in Waco.In each of these initiatives, B.
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