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I have  an eminently sensible suggestion for all the heavy-breathers in the news biz, hereinafter to to known as the Pressed  Corpse. Get yourself a copy of ''Taking Charge,'' the new book about Lyndon Johnson's secret White House tapes.  You need this.  But Michael Beschloss' fairly and deftly edited set of fascinating LBJ conversations should carry a warning label in this age of self-aggrandizing media political correctitude. ''Beware: Following Transcripts Show Grownups at Work in the Grisly Game of Politics: May Be Unsuitable for Small Children and Journalists with Weak Stomachs.''

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Hardball, LBJ-style
10/22/97
By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist
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