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The years of Lyndon Johnson : the passage of power, Robert A. Caro
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- Summary
- In volume four of this biography, Robert Caro follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career -- 1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin's bullet to reach its mark. By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Caro gives us an account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy's decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing also the extent of Robert Kennedy's efforts to force Johnson off the ticket. Caro exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Kennedy's younger brother, portraying one of America's great political feuds. Yet Robert Kennedy's overt contempt for Johnson was only part of the burden of humiliation and isolation he bore as Vice President. Caro describes what it was like for this politician to find himself altogether powerless in a world in which power is the crucial commodity. We see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson's eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy's death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam. In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson's life -- and in the life of the nation -- The Passage of Power is not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xix, 712 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Contents
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- Introduction: "What the hell's the presidency for?"
- Part I : Johnson vs. Kennedy: 1960
- The prediction
- The rich man's son
- Forging chains
- The back stairs
- The "LBJ Special"
- Part II : "Rufus Cornpone"
- "Power is where power goes"
- Genuine warmth
- "Cut"
- Gestures and tactics
- The protégé
- Part III : Dallas
- The cubicle
- Taking charge
- Part IV : Taking command
- Aboard Air Force One
- Three encounters
- The drums
- Part V : 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
- Isbn
- 9780679405078
- Label
- The years of Lyndon Johnson : the passage of power
- Title
- The years of Lyndon Johnson
- Title remainder
- the passage of power
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert A. Caro
- Title variation
- Passage of power
- Subject
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- Biography
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- 1961-1969
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In volume four of this biography, Robert Caro follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career -- 1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin's bullet to reach its mark. By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Caro gives us an account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy's decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing also the extent of Robert Kennedy's efforts to force Johnson off the ticket. Caro exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Kennedy's younger brother, portraying one of America's great political feuds. Yet Robert Kennedy's overt contempt for Johnson was only part of the burden of humiliation and isolation he bore as Vice President. Caro describes what it was like for this politician to find himself altogether powerless in a world in which power is the crucial commodity. We see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson's eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy's death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam. In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson's life -- and in the life of the nation -- The Passage of Power is not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation
- Awards note
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, 2012.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Caro, Robert A
- Dewey number
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- 973.923092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E846
- LC item number
- .C37 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The years of Lyndon Johnson
- Series volume
- bk. 4
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- United States
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- United States
- Label
- The years of Lyndon Johnson : the passage of power, Robert A. Caro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-628) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "What the hell's the presidency for?" -- Part I : Johnson vs. Kennedy: 1960 -- The prediction -- The rich man's son -- Forging chains -- The back stairs -- The "LBJ Special" -- Part II : "Rufus Cornpone" -- "Power is where power goes" -- Genuine warmth -- "Cut" -- Gestures and tactics -- The protégé -- Part III : Dallas -- The cubicle -- Taking charge -- Part IV : Taking command -- Aboard Air Force One -- Three encounters -- The drums -- Part V : 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
- Control code
- ocn783520805
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xix, 712 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780679405078
- Lccn
- 2012010752
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)783520805
- Label
- The years of Lyndon Johnson : the passage of power, Robert A. Caro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-628) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "What the hell's the presidency for?" -- Part I : Johnson vs. Kennedy: 1960 -- The prediction -- The rich man's son -- Forging chains -- The back stairs -- The "LBJ Special" -- Part II : "Rufus Cornpone" -- "Power is where power goes" -- Genuine warmth -- "Cut" -- Gestures and tactics -- The protégé -- Part III : Dallas -- The cubicle -- Taking charge -- Part IV : Taking command -- Aboard Air Force One -- Three encounters -- The drums -- Part V : 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
- Control code
- ocn783520805
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xix, 712 pages, [32] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780679405078
- Lccn
- 2012010752
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)783520805
Subject
- Biography
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- 1961-1969
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