I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world

At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life.

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party.

My interest is in power. How power works.

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

Herman Brown was a businessman who wanted value for money spent. His relationships with politicians were measured by that criterion.