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Tag Archives: LBJ

Waiting for…Robert Caro

January 9, 2020

Based on emails I regularly receive, as well as comments posted to this site, I know that many of you …

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The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson

January 5, 2018

After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …

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Review of “The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson” by Joseph Califano, Jr.

January 2, 2018

“The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson” is Joseph Califano, Jr.’s 1991 memoir based on the three-and-a-half years he spent …

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Review of “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

December 28, 2017

“Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s life of Lyndon Johnson.  Published in 1976 (just three years …

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It’s the Five-Year Anniversary Post!

December 24, 2017

Five years have now elapsed since I started reading the first volume in James Flexner’s series on George Washington. Since …

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Review of “The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 4)” by Robert Caro

December 13, 2017

“The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the fourth (and most recently published) volume in Robert Caro’s …

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Review of “Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 3)” by Robert Caro

November 25, 2017

“Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third volume in Robert Caro’s series covering …

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Review of “Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 2)” by Robert Caro

October 27, 2017

“Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the second volume in Robert Caro’s series covering the life of …

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Review of “The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 1)” by Robert Caro

October 18, 2017

“The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the first volume in Robert Caro’s epic series covering the …

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Review of “Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President” by Robert Dallek

October 6, 2017

“Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President” is Robert Dallek’s 2004 abridgment of his two-volume series on LBJ which was …

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Review of “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973 (Vol 2)” by Robert Dallek

September 28, 2017

Published in 1998, “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973” is the concluding volume in Robert Dallek’s two-volume series …

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Review of “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960 (Vol 1)” by Robert Dallek

September 14, 2017

Published in 1991, “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960” is the first volume in a two-volume series …

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Spending Labor Day with LBJ!

September 4, 2017

With 35 presidents, 190 biographies and about 94,000 pages completed I am finally on to a president who actually occupied …

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