The Passage of Power (2012) Signed First Edition Reference

The Passage of Power (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012) covers Johnson’s years as vice president — the humiliation, the marginalization by the Kennedy inner circle — and then the shattering pivot of November 22, 1963, when the assassination of John F. Kennedy transformed Johnson from political afterthought to President of the United States. Caro’s account of Johnson’s first forty-seven days in office, during which he marshaled legislation that Kennedy could never have passed, is among the finest political narrative ever written.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first in jacket: $60–$150
• Unsigned first in jacket: $15–$35

The most narratively gripping volume in the LBJ series — the assassination chapter alone justifies the book’s existence.