Robert Caro

As we eagerly await the 5th volume on President Johnson and what undoubtedly will be the word on the Vietnam War, let’s take a look at Robert Caro, the biographer of our time. In this class, we’ll take a look at Robert Caro working, researching, interviewing and writing. Why does it take Caro seven years to finish a book? Why does he fight over every word (famously even a semi-colon)? From ‘The Power Broker’ to the LBJ series, Caro has become almost a mythical figure. Let’s see why he is the gold standard of biographers.