How long does it take to read The Passage of Power?
The Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro takes about 13 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Previous: Master of the Senate
About 13 hours 3 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 712 pages, about 195,800 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Continues Johnson's career from the 1960 elections through his vice presidency to the first months of his presidency.
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, united states, Presidents, Biography