“As one 1935 study put it, boys and girls who were 15 or 16 in 1929 when the Depression began are no longer children; they are grown-ups – adults who had never, since they left school, had anything productive to… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“The farm work they hated was the only work they knew. Often, even the basic skills of plumbing or electricity or mechanical work were mysteries to them – as were the job discipline and the subtleties that children raised in… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” that they summoned… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“And, in fact, had Johnson’s plan succeeded, in many ways it would indeed have been “just the way it was.” — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“As one 1935 study put it, boys and girls who were 15 or 16 in 1929 when the Depression began are no longer children;… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“On the rare occasions on which a movie was shown, there was as much suspense in the audience over whether the electricity would hold… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln struck off the chains of black Americans, but it was Lyndon Johnson who led them into voting booths, closed democracy’s sacred curtain… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“I, sir, take a different view of the whole matter. I look upon Ohio and South Carolina to be parts of one whole—parts of… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“A newcomer could ascertain the identity of a town's true leaders – which storekeeper was respected, which farmer was listened to other farmers –… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“MR. CALHOUN. Never, never. MR. WEBSTER. What he means he is very apt to say. MR. CALHOUN. Always, always. MR. WEBSTER. And I honor him for it.” — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“When Silent Cal Coolidge noted that “You don’t have to explain something you haven’t said,” — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“...his success in public relations had been due primarily to his masterful utilization of a single public relations technique: identifying himself with a popular… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“With a note of sadness, Wicker wrote in 1983 that “the reverence, the childlike dependence, the willingness to follow where the President leads, the… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
“He won that election in the byways,” Bill Deason says. Ava Cox says: “That’s what made Lyndon Johnson be elected the first time.… He… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
