![]() ![]() There he was able to cultivate a political base. Having been able to attract the attention of Franklin Roosevelt, he was appointed to the post of NYA programs, and returned to Texas where he worked. There, he mastered the intricacies of congressional life by learning the ropes. On graduation he endeavored to follow in his father’s footsteps, and went to Washington DC as an office manager to congressman Richard Kleberg. ![]() ![]() Soon, he was working closely with the college’s president that orchestrated changes in student government. But Johnson was able to eventually shift his loyalties to Sam, his father, who was a political figure in Texas.Īt San Marcos College Johnson made his mark by manipulating the system where he was a student. The author went at length to portray this aspect of his life by showing how he longed to please a mother who was rather demanding. From a childhood in Texas while at home, and at school Johnson was deeply influenced by his mother Rebekah. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Lyndon Johnson and The American Dream is a monumental work that captures this American president at his best and worst. ![]()
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