About the book
Robert A. Caro's fourth volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson covers 1958 to 1964, the most frustrating and the most triumphant stretch of Johnson's career. It covers his contest against John Kennedy for the 1960 Democratic nomination and the maneuvering behind Kennedy's offer of the vice presidency, then shows Johnson powerless and humiliated in that post. Caro traces the bitter feud between Johnson and Robert Kennedy. He recounts the Kennedy assassination of November 22, 1963, as Johnson saw it, and follows him as he takes command of the presidency within weeks, wins on the budget and civil rights, and starts down the path into Vietnam. The volume reached the New York Times best seller list.
Ryan Holiday said its roughly 768 pages fly by and teach something about history, human nature and power, and that it reminded him how much he loves very long books.
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Ryan Holiday (Founder/Brass Check)
I read my first Robert Caro book, The Power Broker, almost ten years ago. Reading this one--his most recent--on the ascension of Lyndon Johnson reminded me just how much I LOVE really long books (I even ended up writing an article about them). As always, Robert Caro is a master of his craft. Despite being some 768 pages, this book flies by and you learn something about history, about human nature, about power on almost every page. I'll be moving on to one of his other Lyndon Johnson books next.
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