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The Path to Power

Caro, Robert A.

How did a poor young man from the Texas Hill Country climb to power in Washington, and what did he learn on the way?

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Author
Caro, Robert A.

Why read it

  • You will see how ambition, favors and the right patrons can lift a person from poverty to influence
  • You will learn how a young congressman changed daily life in his poor rural district by bringing it dams and electricity
  • You will understand how the fear of being poor can drive a gifted person's hunger for money and power

Who it is for

  • Readers who want to learn how political power really works
  • Ambitious people starting from a weak position
  • Fans of deep, long biography

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION Patterns
  2. Part I THE TRAP
  3. 1 The Bunton Strain
  4. 2 The People’s Party
  5. 3 The Johnson Strut
  6. 4 The Father and Mother
  7. 5 The Son
  8. 6 “The Best Man I Ever Knew”
  9. 7 “The Bottom of the Heap”
  10. Part II ESCAPE
  11. 8 “Bull” Johnson
  12. 9 The Rich Man’s Daughter
  13. 10 Cotulla
  14. 11 White Stars and Black Stars
  15. 12 “A Very Unusual Ability”
  16. Part III SOWING
  17. 13 On His Way
  18. 14 The New Deal
  19. 15 The Boss of the Little Congress
  20. 16 In Tune
  21. 17 Lady Bird
  22. 18 Rayburn
  23. 19 “Put Them to Work!”
  24. 20 The Dam
  25. Part IV REAPING
  26. 21 The First Campaign
  27. 22 From the Forks of the Creeks
  28. 23 Galveston
  29. 24 Balancing the Books
  30. 25 Longlea
  31. 26 The Tenth District
  32. 27 The Sad Irons
  33. 28 “I’ll Get It for You”
  34. Part V NEW FIELDS
  35. 29 Mr. Johnson Goes to Washington
  36. 30 A Contract and Three Telegrams
  37. 31 Campaign Committee
  38. 32 The Munsey Building
  39. 33 Through the Back Door
  40. Part VI DEFEAT
  41. 34 “Pass the Biscuits, Pappy”
  42. 35 “I Want to See Lyndon”
  43. 36 “Mister Speaker”
  44. 37 The “Perfect Roosevelt Man”
  45. Debts
  46. A Note on Sources

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