36th President of the United States, succeeding to presidency following the assassination of John F Kennedy. His dream of expanding on his "Great Society" group of social programs was overwhelmed by the escalating US involvement in the Vietnam War. Very good copy of his memoir The Vantage Point: Perspectives on the Presidency (Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York, 1971). Numerous photos throughout. Signed by Johnson on the title page, "Lyndon B Johnson." $490.00