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How long does it take to read The Passage of Power?

Robert A. Caro

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

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