a much more extreme example of num 3 is LBJ. he spent decades acting extremely racist to get the support of the south, and then did a complete about-face in the presidency, utterly betraying his southern supporters and working to pass the 1964 civil rights bill.
I think Caro would say that LBJ didn’t just change his mind. Eg he frequently claims that “power reveals” (see also here). And IIRC he describes LBJ as already caring about racial inequality when teaching poor Mexican children in Cotulla.
a much more extreme example of num 3 is LBJ. he spent decades acting extremely racist to get the support of the south, and then did a complete about-face in the presidency, utterly betraying his southern supporters and working to pass the 1964 civil rights bill.
Do we know that he didn’t just change his mind?
I think Caro would say that LBJ didn’t just change his mind. Eg he frequently claims that “power reveals” (see also here). And IIRC he describes LBJ as already caring about racial inequality when teaching poor Mexican children in Cotulla.
I’m not sure how much to defer to Caro on this.