“The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as "seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“When Silent Cal Coolidge noted that “You don’t have to explain something you haven’t said,” — Robert A. Caro Copy Share
“...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
“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
“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
“IS WHERE POWER GOES”: the most significant factor in any equation that adds up to political power, Lyndon Johnson had assured his allies, is… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share
“A candidate who, night after night, tries “to capitalize on the emotion of honest patriotism, cheapens the impulse.… It is like playing on the… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share
“Ask not what you have done for Lyndon Johnson, but what you have done for him lately.” — Robert A. Caro Copy Share
