Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin's bullet to reach its mark. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. A masterpiece." The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career-1958 to1964. Caro's monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as "one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. Will Call and doors open at 6 p.m.Īnd the event begins at 7.WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZE Book Four of Robert A. On the day of the event, Wednesday, May 9, they may be collectedĪt the event venue at Sidwell. Pre-reserved books may be collected in the store starting May 1st. The Passage of Power will arrive at Politics & Prose PLEASE CHECK BACK AFTER THE EVENT TO SEE IF SIGNED COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING ORDERS FOR SIGNED BOOKS.
ANY ORDERS PLACED FOR BOOKS WILL NOT INCLUDE ADMISSION TO THE EVENT. One bookĪnd two complimentary admission tickets, $38. This is a ticketed event and will take place at Sidwell Friends School.
This event is co-sponsored with POLITICO.Ĭaro will be in-conversation with Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for POLITICO. The eagerly awaited fourth volume in Caro’s monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson chronicles the 1960 election, LBJ’s relationships with John and Robert Kennedy, his frustrated tenure as vice president, the shock of JFK’s assassination, and Johnson’s masterful assumption of the presidency before the debacle of Vietnam.
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