The Historical Presidency
Lyndon Johnson and Disaster Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12001795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gareth Davies (0000-0003-1316-4488, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 529-551 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Presidential Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-4918 • E-ISSN: 1741-5705 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psq.12384 |
| OpenAlex | W2614715046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
The federal government is now the lead responder when a major natural disaster strikes and the president frequently visits the scene, performing the role of consoler in chief. Both of these developments are relatively recent: before the 1960s, disaster response was dominated by subnational governments and the Red Cross, while the federal role was discharged mostly by mid‐level bureaucrats. This article argues that the Johnson presidency was a decisive turning point in terms of the first development and that Johnson also broke new ground by making a regular habit of visiting disaster scenes. However, it attributes the latter pattern more to LBJ's unique political approach than to external pressure, arguing that the expectation that presidents will provide emotional support to disaster victims has developed more recently
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |