false <![CDATA[Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson]]> 86525 9 Robert Caro's <I>Master of the Senate</I> examines in meticulous detail Lyndon Johnson's career in that body, from his arrival in 1950 (after 12 years in the House of Representatives) until his election as JFK's vice president in 1960. This, the third in a projected four-volume series, studies not only the pragmatic, ruthless, ambitious Johnson, who wielded influence with both consummate skill and "raw, elemental brutality," but also the Senate itself, which Caro describes (pre-1957) as a "cruel joke" and an "impregnable stronghold" against social change. The milestone of Johnson's Senate years was the 1957 Civil Rights Act, whose passage he single-handedly engineered. As important as the bill was--both in and of itself and as a precursor to wider-reaching civil rights legislation--it was only close to Johnson's Southern "anti-civil rights" heart as a means to his dream: the presidency. Caro writes that not only does power corrupt, it "reveals," and that's exactly what this massive, scrupulously researched book does. A model of social, psychological, and political insight, it is not just masterful; it is a masterpiece. <I>--H. O'Billovich</I> 90300 book 4 2002 Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, (Vintage) total:492|5:318|4:135|3:33|2:5|1:1| 492 2240 803 96 5 5 false false Tue Apr 01 18:35:18 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 18:36:41 -0700 2008 3 4 false false Sat Mar 28 11:51:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 21 17:16:26 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 28 11:51:14 -0700 2009
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Caro is such a great writer because he is so honestly interested in the minutiae of process, and he treats all his...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Mar 17 11:10:16 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 11:25:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 04:13:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 04:18:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 07:00:29 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 07:10:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 10:24:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:00:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:31:48 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:35:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 18:30:25 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 19:12:37 -0700 2009
LBJ was a fiercely compe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 06 15:01:48 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 10:39:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:02:58 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 21:14:07 -0700 2009
The big power takeaway of Power Broker was jujitsu. The takeaway from Master is control of information.


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One of the best books I've read, it sheds so much light on the politics of Capitol Hill back in the 40s and 50s. Caro is so good with bringing th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 07:34:44 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 08:52:28 -0700 2008
His version of history is unbelievably sourced, but still super-opinionated. And that's not a bad thing, makes the read easier.

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