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The fourth volume of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson spans the years 1958 to 1964, arguably the most crucial years in the life of Johnson and pivotal years for American history.
This era saw some of the most frustrating moments of Johnson's career, but also some of his most triumphant. His battle with the Kennedy brothers over the 1960 Democratic nomination for president was a bitter one, and the ensuing years of Johnson's vice-presidency were marked with humiliation. But, thrust into power following the assassination of J. F. Kennedy, Johnson grasped the presidential role with unprecedented skill.
Caro provides a fresh perspective on Kennedy’s assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis.
The Passage of Power documents Johnson's extraordinary early presidency, forcing previously abandoned bills on the budget and civil rights through an uncooperative Congress and striving to achieve what he saw to be the highest standard of office.
Caro shows a delicacy of touch and a profoundness of insight into the state of a nation under the hand of a political master. Collectively these volumes constitute a major history of America in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century.
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"Monumental... For many politicians it is the finest book on politics... Magnificent...the tension between the fraud and ruthlessness that repulsed political liberals and the reaction of voters to whom he delivered, make Caro’s book the ultimate political story" (Daniel Finklestein The Times)
"This extraordinary work will remain essential reading for decades to come" (Richard Lambert Financial Times)
"A true story of huge personalities, bloody assassinations, loves, hatreds and betrayals (and the Kennedy family) that renders it by turns gripping, sensational and immensely depressing... A white-knuckle rollercoaster ride... Magisterial" (Andrew Roberts Telegraph)
"A work of pure genius" (Steve Akehurst Huffington Post UK)
"Caro’s strength as a biographer is his ability to probe Johnson’s mind and motivations... Riveting... A rollercoaster tale" (The Economist)
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"This extraordinary work will remain essential reading for decades to come" (Richard Lambert Financial Times)
"A true story of huge personalities, bloody assassinations, loves, hatreds and betrayals (and the Kennedy family) that renders it by turns gripping, sensational and immensely depressing... A white-knuckle rollercoaster ride... Magisterial" (Andrew Roberts Telegraph)
"A work of pure genius" (Steve Akehurst Huffington Post UK)
"Caro’s strength as a biographer is his ability to probe Johnson’s mind and motivations... Riveting... A rollercoaster tale" (The Economist)
The fourth instalment in Robert Caro's award-winning and bestselling biography of Lyndon Johnson, spanning a pivotal era in American history.
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- PublisherBodley Head
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1847922171
- ISBN 13 9781847922175
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages736
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