Caro, Robert A.
New York : Alfred A . Knopf, 1982-2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• v. 1. The path to power (c1982) — v. 2. Means of ascent (c1990) — v. 3. Master of the Senate (c2002) — v. 4. Passage of power (c2012).
• v. 1. The path to power. pt. 1. The trap — The Bunton strain — The people’s party — The Johnson strut — The father and mother — The son — The best man I ever knew — The bottom of the heap — pt. 2. Escape — Bull Johnson — The rich man’s daughter — Cotulla — White stars and black stars — A very unusual ability — pt. 3. Sowing — On his way — The New Deal — The boss of the little Congress — In tune — Lady Bird — Rayburn — Put them to work! — The dam — pt. 4. Reaping — The first campaign — From the forks of the creeks — Galveston — Balancing the books — Longlea — The tenth district — The sad irons — I’ll get it for you — pt. 5. New fields — Mr. Johnson goes to Washington — A contract and three telegrams — Campaign committee — The Munsey Building — Through the back door — pt. 6. Defeat — Pass the biscuits, Pappy — I want to see Lyndon — Mister Speaker — The perfect Roosevelt man.
• v. 2. Means of ascent. Ends and means — pt. 1. Too slow — Going back — All quiet on the Western front — In the Pacific — Lady Bird — Marking time — Buying and selling — One of a crowd — pt. 2. The old and the new — The story of Coke Stevenson — Head start — Will! — The flying windmill — All or nothing — The stealing — Lists of names — Qualities of leadership — The making of a legend — A love story — Three rings.
• v. 3. Master of the Senate. The presence of fire — pt. 1. The dam. The desks of the Senate — Great things are underway! — Seniority and the South — pt. 2. Learning. A hard path — The path ahead — The right size — A Russell of the Russells of Georgia — We of the South — Thirtieth place — Lyndon Johnson and the liberal — The hearing — The debate — No time for a siesta — Out of the crowd — pt. 3. Looking for it. No choice — The general and the senator — The nothing job — The Johnson ranch — The orator of the dawn — Gettysburg — The whole stack — pt. 4. Using it. Masterstrokes — Tail-gunner Joe — The Johnson rule — The leader — Zip, zip — Go ahead with the blue — Memories — The program with a heart — pt. 5. The great cause. The rising tide — The compassion of Lyndon Johnson — Proud to be of assistance — Footsteps — Finesses — Convention — Choices — The working up — Hells Canyon — You do it — Yeas and nays — Omens — pt. 6. After the battle. Three more years — The last caucus.
• v. 4. Passage of power. What the hell’s the presidency for? — pt. 1. Johnson vs. Kennedy : 1960. The prediction — The rich man’s son — Forging chains — The back stairs — The LBJ Special — pt. 2. Rufus Cornpone . Power is where power goes — Genuine warmth — Cut — Gestures and tactics — The protégé — pt. 3. Dallas. The cubicle — Taking charge — pt. 4. Taking command. Aboard Air Force One — Three encounters — The drums — pt. 5. To become a president. EOB 274 — The Warren Commission — The Southern strategy — Old Harry — The Johnsons in Johnson City — Serenity — Old Harry II — In the books of law — Defeating despair — Hammer blows — Long enough.
• Pulitzer Prize Award for Autobiography and Biography, 2003 (Master of the Senate)
• Hamline Bush Library: v. 1 and v. 2 only.
• Hamline Bush Library: Donated in memory of Gordon G. Busdicker, Emeritus Trustee.

Subjects:

• Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.
• Presidents — United States — Biography.
• United States — Politics and government — 1933-1945.
• United States — Politics and government — 1945-1989.

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