The passage of power /
In volume four of this multi-part biography, the author, a Pulitzer Prize winner, follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career, describing Johnson's volatile relationship with John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy during the fight they waged f...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Caro, Robert A. Years of Lyndon Johnson ;
[4]. |
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Table of Contents:
- "What the hell's the presidency for?"
- Johnson vs. Kennedy: 1960. The prediction ; The rich man's son ; Forging chains ; The back stairs ; The "LBJ Special"
- "Rufus Cornpone". "Power is where power goes" ; Genuine warmth ; "Cut" ; Gestures and tactics ; The protégé
- Dallas. The cubicle ; Taking charge
- Taking Command. Aboard Air Force One ; Three encounters ; The drums
- To Become a President. EOB 274 ; The Warren Commission ; The Southern strategy ; "Old Harry" ; "The Johnsons in Johnson City" ; Serenity ; "Old Harry" II ; In the books of law ; Defeating despair ; Hammer blows ; Long enough.