<p>This insider's view of Washington in the 1950s and 1960s of the tumultuous presidency of Lyndon Johnson and of the conflicts and factions of the president's staff has become a political classic since its original publication in 1972. In this reissue Harry McPherson adds a new preface in which he reflects on changes in Washington since the Johnson era and on the lessons Bill Clinton could learn from the presidency of Lyndon Johnson.</p>