Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Barack Obama has read and been influenced by Robert A. Caro's classic biography of Robert Moses, "The Power Broker." From the evidence, it is far from clear, though, that the president has read Caro's other books, the latest being the fourth installment of his massive Lyndon B. Johnson biography -- "The Passage of Power." He should immediately read it. It will teach him how to be president.Maybe I should have written that it will teach him how to be a better president. Where Johnson was strong and unparalleled -- personal relationships with much of Washington --...
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