Book · 1982 · Biography
The years of Lyndon Johnson (Volumes 1-3)
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And there's a great there's a great book called the years of Lyndon Johnson then it's about history of LBJ has four volumes and all that Robert acara one of the best biographers of all time.
Saagar Enjeti · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2020 Listen at 2:27:10 What they say about it
- Multi-volume biographical work“four volumes of the years”2
- Discussing specific volumes“In volume three”2
The best things said about it
In the Robert Caro books on Lyndon Johnson, he talks about he's like, I got it, but I have it on a leash.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Dec 2025 He has written four volumes of the years of Lynden Johnson a multi-book work on the life of the 36 president of the United States.
This reminds me of this wonderful biography of LBJ that Robert Caro wrote. In volume three, which is about him taking over the Senate...
I've been reading the Robert Caro LBJ biography and there's this bit towards the end of the first volume where LBJ is put in charge of this fundraising organization for Democrats in Congress and when you read about it he sounds like a traitor.
One of the really interesting things in The Years of Lyndon Johnson is Caro's description of Coke Stevenson and how he contrasts him with LBJ because it's really clear that Caro's politics are completely opposed to Stevenson's.
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The years of Lyndon Johnson (Volumes 1-3) by Robert A. Caro is a sweeping biographical series that details the life, political rise, and immense power of the 36th President of the United States. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Saagar Enjeti recommended the books, noting that Robert Caro is one of the greatest biographers of all time and using the volumes to illustrate how complex governments rely heavily on thousands of aligned individuals within the bureaucracy. Mark Manson brought up the biographical work on The Daily Stoic, in conversation with Ryan Holiday, to demonstrate possessing a fierce killer instinct while keeping it under strict control. Gilbert Cruz introduced guest Robert Caro on The Book Review by acknowledging the four-volume masterpiece on the American president. On the Dwarkesh Podcast, Dwarkesh Patel cited the third volume of the biography to compare senate seniority systems and examine how leaders successfully overcome legislative obstacles. Additionally, Byrne Hobart appeared on the Dwarkesh Podcast to discuss the political and financial operational skills of Lyndon Johnson, highlighting a section in the first volume where Johnson managed a fundraising organization for Democrats in Congress, and further analyzed Caro's depiction of Coke Stevenson to explore the moral ambiguities of historical figures.
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Saagar Enjeti and there's a great there's a great book called the years of Lyndon Johnson then it's about history of LBJ… 1
“and there's a great there's a great book called the years of Lyndon Johnson then it's about history of LBJ has four volumes and all that Robert acara one of the best biographers of all time”
Byrne Hobart I've been reading the Robert Caro LBJ biography and there's this bit towards the end of the first volume wh… 2
“I've been reading the Robert Caro LBJ biography and there's this bit towards the end of the first volume where LBJ is put in charge of this fundraising organization for Democrats in Congress and when you read about it he sounds like a traitor.”
“One of the really interesting things in The Years of Lyndon Johnson is Caro's description of Coke Stevenson and how he contrasts him with LBJ because it's really clear that Caro's politics are completely opposed to Stevenson's.”
Dwarkesh Patel This reminds me of this wonderful biography of LBJ that Robert Caro wrote. In volume three, which is about… 1
“This reminds me of this wonderful biography of LBJ that Robert Caro wrote. In volume three, which is about him taking over the Senate...”
Gilbert Cruz he has written four volumes of the years of Lynden Johnson a multi-book work on the life of the 36 presiden… 1
“he has written four volumes of the years of Lynden Johnson a multi-book work on the life of the 36 president of the United States”
Ryan Holiday In the Robert Carroll books on Lyndon Johnson, he talks about he's like, I got it, but I have it on a leash. 1
“In the Robert Carroll books on Lyndon Johnson, he talks about he's like, I got it, but I have it on a leash.”
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