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Starred Review on October 1, 2012 | Non-Fiction
To erect a fourth tier in his literary monument to Johnson, Caro chisels ambiguities from 1958 to 1964, especially the transition between Kennedy’s assassination and LBJ becoming President. This chunk of recent history reveals veins flecked with characters and events that gripped the nation: the Bay of Pigs invasion; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; charismatic JFK plus...Log In or Sign Up to Read More