
Robert Caro reads from and discusses his book "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
Studs Terkel Archive Podcast
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Lyndon Johnson's College Career and Career After College
Lyndon Johnson went to college only when he had no other way out. His father was a legislator, and his mother believed poetry and beauty were the most important things in life. The most striking characteristic of both his parents was that they were idealists who stuck to their ideals. Lyndon's college career and his career after college would demonstrate what he thought of their teaching.
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