November 27, 6pm

Michael Beschloss, editor of
Reaching for Glory:
the Johnson White House Tapes, 1964-1965

Forum, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Michael Beschloss is the editor of the acclaimed series documenting the secret tapes from Lyndon B. Johnson presidency. Having recorded his private conversations from before he took office to the end of his administration, President Johnson had intended that these records be sealed until 2023. Reaching for Glory is the second volume covering the years 1964-1965, edited and annotated by Beschloss, providing a remarkable portrait of the man and the presidency.

Reaching for Glory will be published Nov. 6, 2001

Praise for Volume 1: Taking Charge:

As expertly selected, edited and footnoted by the presidential historian Michael R. Beschloss, the conversations form a fascinating record of the first nine months of Johnson's administration, providing new insights into his character and a revealing look at the day-to-day workings of his presidency and the crucial decisions he would make on Vietnam and civil rights.

Other books by Michael Beschloss:

• Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 edited by Michael Beschloss
  
  
• The Impeachment and Trial of President Clinton: The Official Transcripts from the House Judiciary Committee Hearings to the Senate Trial of William Jefferson Clinton
  edited by Michael Beschloss
  
  
• Character Above All: Ten Presidents from FDR to George Bush
  edited by Robert Anton Wilson
  Michael Beschloss contributed the essay on George Bush