The Passage of Power
by Robert A. Caro
Caro's fourth volume: Johnson's humiliation as vice president and his masterly first weeks after Dallas. The transition chapters are a leadership textbook.
Read it if…
you want a study of taking command in crisis.
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Skip it if…
you want to start at the beginning.
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Three things you will actually use
- In crisis, move fast and reassure.
- Use the moment for the agenda.
- Humility can precede mastery.
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Read the seven weeks after the assassination.
Our verdict
Taking command.
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