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TAKING CHARGE: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964
Edited and with commentary by Michael R. Beschloss
Simon & Schuster, 591 pages, $30
President Lyndon Baines Johnson comes alive here. Beschloss’ deft editing of LBJ’s conversations, placed in historical context, illuminates this complex, misunderstood man whose powers of persuasion give meaning to the idea of “the Johnson treatment.” His passionate commitment to civil rights is evident here, as are his agonizing doubts about Vietnam.
