This man who in the pursuit of his aims could be so utterly ruthless-who would let nothing stand in his way; who, in the pursuit, deceived, and betrayed and cheated-would be deceiving and betraying and cheating on behalf of something other than himself: specifically, on behalf of the sixteen million Americans whose skins were dark. All through Lyndon Johnson's political life-as
( Robert A. Caro )
[ Master of the Senate ]
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