I recently started reading the The Years of Lyndon Johnson and desperately want to see the documentary mentioned in the article, Turn Every Page. Alas, it doesn't seem to be playing anywhere near me [1]. Maybe other people reading will have a chance.
LBJ's accomplishments were mostly in Congress like the passing of the Civil Rights Act. As a president, today he's mostly remembered as the president who succeeded JFK and got further wrapped up in the Vietnam War.
Agree that 3 is great. My favorite is 1, which is next-level even by the high Caro standard: moving to the hill country? Finding un-censored copies of LBJ's yearbook? Unearthing his affair with Alice Glass and the tales of family conflict from his brother? The manic ambition of his first Congressional race as related by his driver? The secret, crucial influence of Brown&Root? -- WTF, no other writer in a thousand years could have written that book. Also, I'll put in a plug for 2, which in my opinion is sorely underrated.
misiti3780|3 years ago
I read a lot of historical biographies, I have never read anything as good about a president most people dont care about.
I thought book 3 was the best, everyone should read the first 300 pages just to understand how and why congress works the way it does today.
ghaff|3 years ago
superposeur|3 years ago