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Johnson introduced fewer pieces of legislation than any congressman who served in Congress during the same years as he.
Robert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
to advance a specific body of work related to the network’s purpose.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
intended beneficiaries of America’s precious promises.
John Graham • Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Between Freedom and Security
He was offended by someone campaigning on the ground that he could get more money—in the form of federal projects—for Texas. “The best job is going to be done for Texas in the United States Senate by sending there a man of individual courage, personal convictions and moral stamina to do what he believes is right.… Not political pull but personal in
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In the Senate, Lyndon Johnson, at forty-six, became the youngest majority leader in Senate history, and as Robert Caro explains, was soon the Master of the Senate.39
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