Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society, and the Assumption of the Presidency in the Pages of The Nation 1964-1970

Using The Nation\u27s archive, this essay examines the popular conception of The Great Society---specifically as connected to Lyndon Johnson\u27s personality. By placing the dialogue between Johnson\u27s and The Nation\u27s framing of The Great Society into the context of both television\u27s newfound importance to political media and the evolving role of Presidential public relations, it argues that Johnson, despite being unsuccessful in his attempts, played a pivotal role in establishing the role and duties of the modern presidency