from anitatally

Absolutely fascinating.....it's like a case-study in human nature. One human being can be capable of so much wrong and so much greatness. And reading it during this 2016 election season has been somehow comforting, being reminded that politics has always been brutal.

from timmydc

Covering the years 1958-1963, Caro's book gives a close up account of how Lyndon Johnson went from holding a significant seat of power as Senate Majority leader, to the lowly position of vice president, and ends by chronicling how he steps into the role of president upon the death of John F. Kenn...

from Kristelh

This is one book of a set of four that examine the life of LBJ. In this volume, LBJ is still a very power senator to his presidency after the assassination of JFK. The years covered are 1958 to 1964. This covered not only Lyndon Johnson but also John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and because I am a Min...

from YogiABB

"The Passage of Power" is Robert Caro's fourth of five planned volumes on the life and time of Lyndon Johnson. This one is like the others in that it is meticulously researched and well written. "Passage" covers the end times of Johnson's time as Majority Leader in the Senate to his time as Vice ...

from muddyboy

This is one of the great series of books the Robert Caro has written on the life, career and accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson. The book focuses on the frustrating period of his Vice Presidency to his ascendency to power after the death of John Kennedy. Johnson was the two term leader of the Sena...