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Taking Charge: Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-64 (Touchstone book) (Paperback)

by Michael R. Beschloss (Author)
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (2 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684847922
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684847924
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,959 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The only US President to record his private conversations from his first day in office, Lyndon Johnson ordered that the tapes be locked in a vault until at least the year 2023, but they have been unsealed. They provide an intimate view of a President taking power, from the Kennedy assassination to Johnson's campaign for a landslide victory. This edited and annotated transcription by a professional historian is accompanied by historical commentary designed to provide readers with an understanding of the people, the crises and the controversies of the period covered. The tapes offer insights into the ways in which Johnson used power by flattering, provoking and twisting the arms of somes of the dominant personalities of the era, including Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and into his complex, changing relationships with Lady Bird and the rest of his family, with Jacqueline Kennedy, with ex-Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, and with members of the Cabinet and the White House staff.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent 'fly on the wall' of LBJ's White House, 9 Sep 1999
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While there is a lot of dispute over whether Johnson was a 'great' President, there can be no questioning that he was one of the few to have a lasting impact on American society. This book provides an eery sense of closeness to LBJ himself, as he comes to terms with the problems he faced. The great strength of the book is that it gives you glimpses of every aspect of Johnson's character, without ever appearing to be judgemental. His struggle over the Civil Rights Act, the anti-poverty measures and the beginnings of his Great Society programme all reveal the noble side of LBJ's character. Likewise, running through the conversations like a sinister leit motif, are the traits that would cause him to become a virtual White House recluse by the end of his term; the paranoia toward Robert Kennedy, the conviction that he was unappreciated, the signs of bottomless self-pity are all too evident. As you read this book, you will find yourself sensing the internal struggles that made up LBJ both as a President and a person. Michael Beschloss's footnotes are always insightful, and his unwillingness to pronounce any judgement on LBJ himself is a credit to his work. The future volumes of these tapes should be eagerly awaited.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fly on the Wall in the Oval Office, 17 Oct 1997
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This book's release is incredibly timely, eerily so. At a time when one southern president, charming and outgoing, becomes undone by taping of oval office events, here comes Michael Beschloss' razor sharp edited transcripts of Lyndon B. Johnson's White House conversations and meetings. Unlike Clinton, however, LBJ was not afraid to let it all hang out, both figuratively and literally. He said what was on his mind, political correctness be damned. Reading this book is absolutely fascinating... it is like hiding behind one of the curtains in the oval office. This book is also an antidote to the one-sided characterizations of Johnson in many biographies (Caro) as a madman. He certainly emerges as a multifaceted personality in these pages, and is a much more sympathetic character than you might believe.
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