Sublime

He gave a city hungering for leadership the impression that there was no part of his domain that he did not dominate.

Charles Marsh, as owner of the only district-wide organ of public opinion, was perhaps the individual in Johnson’s congressional district most important to his continuation in office. His love affair with Marsh’s lover was, in the words of a man familiar with the relationship, “taking one hell of a chance.” And, this man adds, “Knowing Lyndon, I co

This was a covered walkway that served as a public space

The profit in public works in New York had long been huge; with the postwar building boom, it reached new dimensions.

And while Carter and nine other “discussion leaders” receive a minuscule wage for their efforts, the rest of the CincyMom community receives

For his bold judicial opinion he received bushels of letters threatening to kill him and telling him he’d burn in hell for eternity. Kramer had to live with twenty-four-hour police protection and wear a bulletproof vest under his judicial robes. He also strapped on a gun.41

Bill Brandt

The Parade of the Power Brokers had, to anyone interested in the nuances of true power in New York State, been a good show. It was to be the last Robert Moses ever produced. The imperial guard would never charge for him again.