he had harry byrd whether he wanted or not. they realized that he wanted the budget under $100 billion. johnson gives him that. c-span: robert caro is our guest, this is his fourth book, lyndon johnson and the passage of power. thank you for joining us. >> for a dvd copy, call 1(877)662-7726. >> transcripts are also available. bioko that he was going to die young. he didn't have that much time. >> host: c-span: how often were you in the same room? >> guest: the only time i was in his presence was 1964. as a substitute reporter for the regular political reporter. so i covered three days of this campaign. he went to new england, but he wants actually shook my hand, but i was never close at hand. i just followed him around. c-span: can you run to the first instance, the first moment with a flash to me that you wanted to study the power of lyndon johnson? >> guest: well, not the moment, i don't believe my book, i never think of them as biographies. i never had the slightest interest, brian and writing a book to write the life of th

talked-about dragging harry byrd behind the car. such an outrageous in-your-face ad.is of that help, and it is so incredibly misleading. it is precisely the opposite of the impression. and if these kinds of groups start starting moderate read state democrats, there will be a lot fewer moderates a democrats would. lou: this is beyond belief. that is a despicable act by that group. whatever their motives. there is clearly on the left of this country. of you that their purpose is a lofty that their goals so pure, they can do whatever the hell they want to whomever they want. this is a very frightening trend >> that is the most frightening concept. this conversation to suggest that those of us is a justifiable the second amendment that are surrounding. but the worst part for me is exactly what we just saw, the people willing to exploit the death of an essential and for their own political gain at the detriment of those who didn't agree with. lou: and as we look at the apple , this is a huge margin. surveying the american people a lot tougher gun-control legislation. is th

harry married landra and they eloped in 1959 and rented from a loving mormon family, matthew and louise byrd. harry reid and landra decided to join the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints based on the wonderful family that served as their landlords. he said he didn't come from a religious family. he said the only religion he remembered is the love for franklin and delano roosevelt in his house. harry reid put himself through law school by working nights as a u.s. capitol police officer. in his book are pictures of harry in uniform as a capitol hill police officer and law student, a job callahan helped line up for him. he returned to nevada after law school and served as henderson city attorney. in 1970 at age 30, harry reid ran for lieutenant governor of nevada with his friend and mentor michael callahan running for govern. they won the race and harry reid served as lieutenant govern from 1971-1974 becoming friend to paul simon, then lieutenant governor for illinois. harry lost his race for u.s. senate in 1974 but he lost by fewer than 600 votes. governor callahan asked him to serve