The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert A. Caro
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1949-1960
- Setting: The Texas hill country and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Richard Russell, Hubert H. Humphrey, Bobby Baker
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: 1950’s, Civil rights, Segregation or integration, 1960’s, United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, 1940’s, Washington, D.C., Vietnam War, Elections, Politicians, Equality, Corruption, Government, Military life or service, Suffrage or voting rights, Presidents, Texas, Heads of state, Legislative bodies, Negotiation
- Locales: Washington, D.C., Texas
Lyndon Johnson was first elected to the United States Senate in 1948. In that year, the Senate was, as it had been for decades, an institution where tradition was king, custom ruled, and change came, when it came at all, with infinite slowness. Power, in the form of chairmanships, choice committee assignments, and even the right to speak with authority, was gained through seniority and seniority alone. The sheer number of years a man (and aside from Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, they were all men, white men) spent in the Senate was the sole measure of his eligibility for the perks and...
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