“That’s just not true”: What “Selma” and the establishment get wrong about LBJ

in the news | January 13, 2015

Salon

Julian E. Zelizer:

Salon recently spoke with Zelizer over the phone. We touched on what people misunderstand about Johnson, the politics of the 1960s, and the reason why Kennedy’s successor was able to accomplish so much in such a short period of time. We also discussed Zelizer’s view of “Selma,” and whether the film gives Johnson his due.