The thunderous chords of the young virtuoso's selections from Beethoven, Brahms and other German composers filled the rickety little building. Only after that did the explanation for the grand piano appear: tull, curly-haired Van Cliburn of Fort Worth, whom newspapers had been calling 'the pride of Texas' ever since his victory in 1958 in the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. At the conclusion, a cowboy yell, echoed by the audience. The roughly first half of the book covers his attempt to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency and his loss resulting in the vice presidency.

'Die Sterne bei Nacht sind gross und klar / Tief in das Herz von Texas.' After each couplet, the traditional four Texas claps. The Passage of Power was an excellent penultimate volume to Robert Caro’s yet-to-be completed The Years of Lyndon Johnson. They closed with 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' - and that was in German, too. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Volume 4) Robert A Caro. Mary's High School choir in full cowgirl regalia: Stetsons, blue skirts, white blouses and red neckerchiefs - under the direction of a nun in head-to-tie black habit. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, 4) written by Robert A. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him.

“The master of ceremonies was 'Cactus' Pryor, 'the George Jessel of Texas' he apologized to the chancellor 'because they had been unable to find a way to barbecue sauerkraut.' There was a Mexican mariachi band, square dances by the Billyettes, a precision dance team (not all that precise) from Fredericksburg High School and then the German carols sung by cowgirls - the St. Caro’s monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. Brief Summary of Book: The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, 4) by Robert A. The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career1958 to1964.

The Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro