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political scientist.
Johnson was at times "a difficult boss," Bar- rett acknowledges. Indeed, according to for- mer White House Press Secretary George Reedy, LBJ was a "miserable" human being- "a bully,-sadist, lout, and egotist." Nevertheless, Barrett- says, Johnson eagerly sought out "an impressive array of advisers" who were not overly deferential. And he cloaked the advisory process in secrecy not just to satisfy the desires of his own psyche...