Wheeling and dealing: Confessions of a Capitol Hill operator

Wheeling and dealing: Confessions of a Capitol Hill operator

â€œWhat historians may perhaps find most useful in [Bakerâ€™s] book is his characterization of the two men he served most intimatelyâ€•Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kerr. The portrait of Mr. Johnson is pungent, complete with a plausible reconstruction of the great Texanâ€™s earthy table talk.â€ â€•Arthur Schlesinger, New York Times Book Review
Bobby Baker was a small-town southern boy when he arrived in Washington in 1943, but he had a sure sense of political clout. He soon knew which senator wanted what doneâ€•almost before the senator knew himself. Senator Robert Kerr was the first instrument of Bobby Bakerâ€™s rise. He found an even more powerful sponsor in Lyndon Johnson, and he rose with Johnson until no doors were closed to him. He tells here a unique insiderâ€™s story of the always fascinating ways of power in the Congress of the United States.
Country USA
Brand Symantec
Manufacturer WW Norton
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393075236
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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