Price of Loyalty

This book explores how and why Vietnam loomed so large for Humphrey as vice president from 1964 through the 1968 election campaign against Nixon, assessing the disconnect between Humphrey’s principles and the intricate politics of his convoluted relationship with the president and his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

Andrew L. Johns is associate professor of history at Brigham Young University and the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies.

Introduction: "The Graveyard of Presidential Ambitions" Chapter 1: The Happy (Cold) Warrior Chapter 2: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Chapter 3: The Recruiting Sergeant Chapter 4: "When the Gods Wish to Punish Us..." Chapter 5: "An Acceptable Risk for Peace" Conclusion: Humphrey's Faustian Bargain Acknowledgments Bibliography About the Author