Q&A with Robert Caro
2009-01-04T20:00:05-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ba8/283017-m.jpgRobert Caro was interviewed in his office in New York City. Among other topics, he talked about portions of his multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, and progress on the fourth book of that series; his work habits; and the role of his wife in assisting him research for his books. Robert Caro is the author of several books including The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and a multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson that includes the titles, The Path to Power, Means of Ascent, and the volume Master of the Senate which was the winner of the National Book Award in 2002 and Pulitzer Prize in 2003.
Robert Caro was interviewed in his office in New York City. Among other topics, he talked about portions of his multi-volume biography of… read more
Robert Caro was interviewed in his office in New York City. Among other topics, he talked about portions of his multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, and progress on the fourth book of that series; his work habits; and the role of his wife in assisting him research for his books. Robert Caro is the author of several books including The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and a multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson that includes the titles, The Path to Power, Means of Ascent, and the volume Master of the Senate which was the winner of the National Book Award in 2002 and Pulitzer Prize in 2003. close
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