Capitol Hill in Black and White by Richard Rashke and Robert Parker (1986,...

Capitol Hill in Black and White: Revelations of the Inside – and Underside – of power politics by the black former maître d’ of the Senate Dining Room by Robert Parker (1986) Historical

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There are two ways of looking at what happens on Capitol Hill: the black man’s view – and the white man’s. Often they don’t see eye to eye."

 

Review:                                                              A Must Read Book for anyone wanting to understand Lyndon Johnson!!! 

This book is an absolute MUST READ if you want to understand Lyndon Johnson. Black man Robert Parker was LBJ's factotum, chauffeur and later climbed to the maître d' of the prestigious Senate Dining Room.

This is one of the best books I have ever read about Lyndon Johnson as well as one of the best political books I have read. Robert Parker attached himself to the coattails of Lyndon Johnson and worked his way up to a patronage job as the maître de of the Senate Dining Room.Parker was in place for the civil rights movement of the 1960's; he helped to facilitate meetings of civil rights leaders and due to his networking with senators and their families he became a power player in his own right.The racism of Lyndon Johnson is on full display in this book as Robert Parker offers up several fascinating LBJ anecdotes that illustrate his boorish cruelty.- LBJ told Parker just shut up and pretend you are a piece of GD furniture.Like his master LBJ, Robert Parker made a lot of enemies and it came back to haunt him when he lost his job in the 1970's. Parker said he stepped on a lot of toes in the 13 years he was maître de. Parker also had a key to every Senate hide away room on Capitol Hill which is quite a feat of trust in an of itself.This book is a fascinating read and one of the best books on politics I have ever read. Very valuable stuff in here.

The book is in a good used condition. The dust cover is damaged on the edges.

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