Traces young Lyndon Johnson's rise from Texas poverty to political power, illuminating his political relationships
Les années Lyndon Johnson Séries
Cette saga biographique monumentale plonge dans la vie et la carrière de l'un des présidents américains les plus influents. Elle retrace méticuleusement son incroyable parcours, depuis ses humbles débuts au Texas jusqu'aux couloirs d'un immense pouvoir politique à Washington. La série explore la détermination, l'ambition et la perspicacité politique quasi surhumaines qui ont défini son ascension. Elle offre un portrait en profondeur d'une figure dont l'impact a profondément façonné la nation.
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The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
- 1232pages
- 44 heures de lecture
Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
The Passage of Power
- 736pages
- 26 heures de lecture
Hailed as 'the greatest biography of our era' (The Times) this is the fourth part of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson. 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.