Master of the Senate
by Robert A. Caro
Caro's third volume: Johnson transforms the Senate and passes the 1957 civil rights act, by every means. The greatest study of legislative power ever written.
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you want to understand how things actually get done in institutions.
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Skip it if…
you have not read volume one.
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Three things you will actually use
- Count the votes.
- Know every person's need.
- Institutions bend to those who study them.
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Read the chapters on the 1957 bill.
Our verdict
Power in the Senate.
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