Book · 1982 · Biography
The years of Lyndon Johnson (Volumes 1-3)
Why people recommend it
The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro is a multi-volume biographical series chronicling the life, political rise, and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson against the backdrop of American political history. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Sagar Enjeti referenced Robert Caro's biographical series to discuss how a government relies on thousands of aligned individuals within the bureaucracy, praising the author as one of the best biographers of all time. Later, Mark Manson brought up the biographical books on Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro on The Daily Stoic to illustrate having a killer instinct while keeping it under control, specifically highlighting a passage where the subject understood power and kept it on a strict leash. Both commentators appreciated the profound depth and analytical rigor found within Caro's massive historical undertaking.
Who recommended it
- Ryan Holiday Discussed
- Sagar Enjeti Recommended
Ryan Holiday — 1 mention
“In the Robert Carroll books on Lyndon Johnson, he talks about he's like, I got it, but I have it on a leash.”
Sagar Enjeti — 1 mention
“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”