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| Genere/forma: | Biography Biographies |
|---|---|
| Informazioni aggiuntive sul format: | Online version: Caro, Robert A. Years of Lyndon Johnson. New York : Knopf, 1982-<2002> (OCoLC)557724833 |
| Persona incaricata: | Lyndon B Johnson; Lyndon B Johnson; Lyndon B Johnson; Franklin D Roosevelt |
| Tipo materiale: | Biography |
| Tipo documento: | Book |
| Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
Robert A Caro |
| ISBN: | 9780679405078 0679405070 0394528360 9780394528366 0394528352 9780394528359 0394499735 9780394499734 9780679729457 0679729453 9780679733713 067973371X |
| Numero OCLC: | 8590268 |
| Descrizione: | v. <1-4> : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contenuti: | 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. |
| Altri titoli: | Path to power. Means of ascent. Master of the Senate. Passage of power. |
| Responsabilità: | Robert A. Caro. |
Abstract:
Traces Johnson's life from his Texas childhood through his rise to political power and his successful 1948 senatorial campaign and eventual presidency.
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