coberst Posted November 10, 2008 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle If you wish to understand the genesis of the miracle of Nov 4th read or listen to an audio recording of the book “Master of the Senate”. By Robert Caro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie2012 Posted November 10, 2008 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2008 What "miracle"? We elected a new president? No miracle needed for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal sage Posted November 10, 2008 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yes you can! http://www.deoluakinyemi.com/yes-we-can/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coberst Posted November 11, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted November 11, 2008 In this book you will learn to love and to hate LBJ and also to love and to hate the US Senate. You will also learn why LBJ is essentially the man who made the Nov 4th election of Obama possible. Amazon.com Review Robert Caro's Master of the Senate examines in meticulous detail Lyndon Johnson's career in that body, from his arrival in 1950 (after 12 years in the House of Representatives) until his election as JFK's vice president in 1960. This, the third in a projected four-volume series, studies not only the pragmatic, ruthless, ambitious Johnson, who wielded influence with both consummate skill and "raw, elemental brutality," but also the Senate itself, which Caro describes (pre-1957) as a "cruel joke" and an "impregnable stronghold" against social change. The milestone of Johnson's Senate years was the 1957 Civil Rights Act, whose passage he single-handedly engineered. As important as the bill was--both in and of itself and as a precursor to wider-reaching civil rights legislation--it was only close to Johnson's Southern "anti-civil rights" heart as a means to his dream: the presidency. Caro writes that not only does power corrupt, it "reveals," and that's exactly what this massive, scrupulously researched book does. A model of social, psychological, and political insight, it is not just masterful; it is a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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