
Robert Caro reads from and discusses his book "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Johnson turned down an oil interest worth almost three-quarters of a million dollars. He wanted power more than money, he knew that he needed that first. It reminds so much of the late Richard J. Daly - it was not money, it was power. So we see, that's why I call the book, The Years of Lyndon Johnson. Because you can't understand Johnson without understanding the years in which he lived.
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