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Thanks for posting this. I thought about doing the same but wasn't that ambitious. ;-)

Caro is obviously a liberal and you have to read beyond his slander of any conservative politicians. But, the book is fascinating in its description of how things got done in the Senate of the 1950s---and how Johnson became the master of the Senate in a few short years.

Funny thing is that all of the reviewers say that this book presents Johnson in a better light than the first two books!

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But, the book is fascinating in its description of how things got done in the Senate of the 1950s---and how Johnson became the master of the Senate in a few short years.

This book is INCREDIBLE for the insights as to how the Senate REALLY operates. I already have a much better picture of that institution.

Funny thing is that all of the reviewers say that this book presents Johnson in a better light than the first two books!

Obviously they are conveniently overlooking the fact that LBJ was the biggest crook when it came to raising massive amounts of campaign cash. This was covered in the book as well as his destruction of Leland Olds (which helped get him access to oil money).

This is a MUST READ book. And it's UTTERLY FASCINATING!!!