I just finished The Great Society. Returning it to the library. It’s not easy reading but the subject is more contemporary than the Forgotten Man. The end pretty much points the finger at Nixon for outdoing Johnson. Wage and price controls and it’s a wonder how he wanted John Connely to succeed him. The guy knew nothing about monetary policy and he gets named Treasury secretary. George Schultz was minor but I’m glad he’s gone. Moynahan was bleeding heart on the domestic stuff but told it like it is and was labeled a racist.
Hard to believe what went into the thinking when all the housing projects were built and then demolished in the name of urban renewal.