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Publisher: Vintage
Author: Robert A. Caro
ISBN: 9780375713255
Non Fiction, Biography
The Passage of Power
by
Robert A. Caro
The Passage of Power by
Robert A. Caro
Reviews
"Brilliant . . . Important . . . Remarkable . . . In sparking detail, Caro shows Johnson's genius for getting to people--friends, foes, and everyone in between--and how he used it to achieve his goals . . . With this fascinating and meticulous account Robert Caro has once again done America a great service."
President Bill Clinton
Summary
The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to 1964. It is an unparalleled account of the machinations behind both John Kennedy’s 1960 presidential nomination and his decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, and of Johnson’s humiliation and powerlessness in that role. It is an epic story, displaying all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim The Years of Lyndon Johnson as “one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age.”
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.
