Research Catalog

Title

The years of Lyndon Johnson / Robert A. Caro.

Author

Caro, Robert A.

Publication

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-2012.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Location

• Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Call Number

• *R-RMRR E847 .C34 1982 Library has: Vol. 1-3.

Library Has

• 1-3-
• ; v. 4

Details

Description

volumes <1-4> : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

Traces Johnson's life from his Texas childhood through his rise to political power and his successful 1948 senatorial campaign and eventual presidency.

Alternative Title

• Path to power.
• Means of ascent.
• Master of the Senate.
• Passage of power.

Subjects

• United States
• Presidents
• Biography
• Johnson, Lyndon B (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
• 1933-1989
• Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
• Politics and government
• United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
• Presidents > United States > Biography
• United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989

Genre/Form

Biography.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Awards (note)

• National Book Award winner (Nonfiction), 2002 [Master of the Senate]
• National Book Awards finalist (Nonfiction), 2012 [Passage of Power]
• National Book Critics Circle winner (Biography), 2012 [Passage of Power]

Contents

• v. 1. The path to power (©1982) -- v. 2. Means of ascent (©1990) -- v. 3. Master of the Senate (©2002) -- v. 4. Passage of power (©2012).
• v. 1. The path to power. 1908-1941. 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. 1941-1948. 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. 1948-1958. 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. 1958-1964. "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.

Call Number

E847

ISBN

• 9780394499734
• 0394499735
• 9780679729457
• 0679729453
• 9780394528359
• 0394528352
• 9780679733713
• 067973371X
• 9780394528366
• 0394528360
• 9780394720951
• 0394720954
• 9780679405078
• 0679405070
• 9780375713255
• 0375713255

LCCN

82047811

OCLC

8590268

Author

Caro, Robert A.

Title

The years of Lyndon Johnson / Robert A. Caro.

Imprint

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-2012.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Awards

National Book Award winner (Nonfiction), 2002 [Master of the Senate]

National Book Awards finalist (Nonfiction), 2012 [Passage of Power]

National Book Critics Circle winner (Biography), 2012 [Passage of Power]

Chronological Term

1933-1989

Added Title

Path to power.

Means of ascent.

Master of the Senate.

Passage of power.

Other Form:

Online version: Caro, Robert A. Years of Lyndon Johnson. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1982-<2002> (OCoLC)557724833

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR E847 .C34 1982

JFE 12-7179 Library has: v. 2 (in this classmark only)