Califano Draws SRO Library Crowd

Westport resident Joseph A. Califano Jr. drew a standing room only audience at the Westport Library’s McManus Room tonight. He talked about his book “The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The White House Years.” Originally published in 1991, it was republished this week with a new introduction by Califano that updates Johnson’s impact on America today. Califano said contrary to the depiction of Johnson in the film “Selma,” he and Martin Luther King Jr. formed a partnership to champion civil rights—“two guys who knew what they were doing.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com