“ His success in public relations had been due primarily to his masterful utilization of a single public relations technique: identifying himself with a popular cause. This technique was especially adva… Robert A. Caro
“ Debates educated a nation. That educative function had atrophied during decades of making decisions behind closed doors. Robert A. Caro
“ President Kennedy’s eloquence was designed to make men think; President Johnson’s hammer blows are designed to make men act. Robert A. Caro
“ Ask not what you have done for Lyndon Johnson, but what you have done for him lately. Robert A. Caro
“ Its size, the House was an environment in which, as one observer put it, members could be dealt with only in bodies and droves. Robert A. Caro
“ It is not clear who will bring to the Whitehouse those useful commodities of vivid language, a sense of history and most important - a sense of humour, but Johnson himself will provide many other attr… Robert A. Caro
“ He was to become the lawmaker for the poor and the downtrodden and the oppressed. He was to be the bearer of at least a measure of social justice to those whom social justice had so long been denied.… Robert A. Caro
“ Recalling his mother’s endless drudgery, (Senator) Richard (Russell) Jr. was to say that he was ten years old before he saw his mother asleep; previously, he had thought that mothers never had to slee… Robert A. Caro
“ The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand. Robert A. Caro
“ That speech (Daniel Webster's) raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart. Robert A. Caro
“ Sam Rayburn on LBJ's recuperation from his heart attack: It would kill him if he relaxed. Robert A. Caro
“ They were interchangeable tools, and the catchy phrases continued without abatement. Robert A. Caro
“ Lyndon Johnson knew how to make the most of such enthusiasm and how to play on it and intensify it. He wanted his audience to become involved. He wanted their hands up in the air. And having been a sc… Robert A. Caro
“ A laconic Texas lawmaker declined to use his considerable influence to intervene in a loud dispute between his colleagues. When asked why not, he said, They're not voting. If they're not voting, they'… Robert A. Caro
