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Tag Archives: Lyndon Johnson
The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson
After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …
Review of “The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson” by Joseph Califano, Jr.
“The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson” is Joseph Califano, Jr.’s 1991 memoir based on the three-and-a-half years he spent …
Review of “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s life of Lyndon Johnson. Published in 1976 (just three years …
Review of “The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 4)” by Robert Caro
“The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the fourth (and most recently published) volume in Robert Caro’s …
Review of “Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 3)” by Robert Caro
“Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third volume in Robert Caro’s series covering …
Review of “Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 2)” by Robert Caro
“Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the second volume in Robert Caro’s series covering the life of …
Review of “The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 1)” by Robert Caro
“The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the first volume in Robert Caro’s epic series covering the …
Review of “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973 (Vol 2)” by Robert Dallek
Published in 1998, “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973” is the concluding volume in Robert Dallek’s two-volume series …
Review of “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960 (Vol 1)” by Robert Dallek
Published in 1991, “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960” is the first volume in a two-volume series …
Spending Labor Day with LBJ!
With 35 presidents, 190 biographies and about 94,000 pages completed I am finally on to a president who actually occupied …
