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Master of the Senate
Book • 2002
Master of the Senate is the third volume in Robert Caro's biography series, The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
The book focuses on Johnson's rapid ascent in the U.S.
Congress, especially his time as Senate majority leader from 1949 to 1960.
It explores how Johnson transformed the Senate through his political acumen, manipulating Senate rules, building coalitions, and securing legislative victories.
The book also delves into Johnson's battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957, his relationships with other senators, and his strategies for maintaining power within the Senate.
It provides a comprehensive look at how legislative power works in America and Johnson's role in shaping the Senate into a more effective legislative body.
The book focuses on Johnson's rapid ascent in the U.S.
Congress, especially his time as Senate majority leader from 1949 to 1960.
It explores how Johnson transformed the Senate through his political acumen, manipulating Senate rules, building coalitions, and securing legislative victories.
The book also delves into Johnson's battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957, his relationships with other senators, and his strategies for maintaining power within the Senate.
It provides a comprehensive look at how legislative power works in America and Johnson's role in shaping the Senate into a more effective legislative body.
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as the book he is currently reading on Lyndon B. Johnson.


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as an example of a book that required extensive research and effort.


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as a Pulitzer Prize-winning volume in the Lyndon Johnson biography series.


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as a volume detailing Lyndon Johnson's mastery of the Senate.


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as one of the great biographies ever written about power.


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as a book about Lyndon B. Johnson's political career.


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als een boek over Lyndon B. Johnson's tijd als leider van de senaat.


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as his favorite book, a fascinating account of Lyndon Johnson's political career.

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as a book about Lyndon B. Johnson's time in the Senate.


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as a book to understand how the Senate works and how to exert political power.

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