RaveThe Washington PostThe Gifted Generation is a sweeping political and social history of America from the end of World War II to the present. It is told from the perspective of three presidents, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson … As Goldfield shows, government was the key that made America a colossus in the world economy and the generator of a robust middle class … The book recounts a phenomenon that many Americans have never experienced and don’t believe is possible — a government that works. There are two dominant threads in this narrative. The first is the story of the civil rights movement from the perspective of the presidency...The second narrative is about economic progress and the government’s remarkable role in creating the post-World War II economic prosperity.
