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78R15999 KMP-D

By:  Smith of Tarrant                                             H.R. No. 1181



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Robert A. Caro, internationally renowned author and 
historian, has received both a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book 
Award for Master of the Senate, the third volume in his series 
chronicling the life and career of President Lyndon Baines Johnson; 
and
	WHEREAS, This volume, which has also won the Los Angeles 
Times Book Award, is yet another milestone in Mr. Caro's 
illustrious career, during which he has won acclaim as one of the 
greatest biographers of our time; and
	WHEREAS, Spanning a period of several decades, his meticulous 
research has required him to immerse himself in the places where 
President Johnson lived and worked; from his native New York, Mr. 
Caro and his wife Ina moved to the Texas Hill Country, providing him 
with the opportunity to spend many years reviewing the documents 
contained at the LBJ Library in Austin and to speak with Texans 
connected to the president's life, many of whom had never before 
been interviewed; the Caros have also lived in Washington, D.C., 
enabling this exceptional author to follow in the president's path 
as he moved from the Lone Star State to the national stage; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Caro's experience as an investigative reporter 
is evident in the complex and comprehensive nature of his first two 
volumes in the Johnson series, The Path to Power, which won the 
National Book Critics Circle Award as the best nonfiction book of 
1982, and Means of Ascent, which won the same award for the year 
1990; Master of the Senatedetails President Johnson's life and 
career as a United States senator, and the book has already been 
hailed as required reading for all students of the American 
political process; and
	WHEREAS, With the publication of each new volume in the LBJ 
series, Robert Caro has added immeasurably to the world's 
understanding of one of the Lone Star State's most fascinating 
icons, and the citizens of Texas are proud to pay tribute to Mr. 
Caro's stellar achievements as a scholar and biographer; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Robert A. Caro for his exceptional 
literary contributions and extend to him best wishes in his future 
endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Caro as an expression of highest regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.