This book by Robert Caro came up once on Joe Rogan in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Saagar Enjeti. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
What it is
The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes.
Every time it came up
Joe Rogan Experience #1936 - Krystal Ball & Saagar Enjeti
“one of my favorite books means of ascent which is about how LBJ straight up stole the 1948 senate election here in Texas”— Saagar Enjeti
The guest here is Krystal Ball & Saagar Enjeti: Co-hosts of the independent political show Breaking Points; Krystal comes from the left, Saagar from the right, modeling cross-ideological debate. Rogan, Krystal Ball, and Saagar Enjeti dissect media corruption, the Ukraine war, crypto fraud, the masculinity crisis, the Fed, and political grift.
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