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Every book Robert Caro recommended on podcasts
Robert Caro appears on The Book Review as a meticulous, deeply dedicated historical biographer known for monumental works of political research and exhaustive investigative journalism. Caro’s podcast appearances center on the painstaking processes of archival research, the nature of political power, and the financial and personal sacrifices required to produce definitive historical texts. Caro discussed several significant books during the interviews. Notably, Caro recommended Anthony Trollope's nineteenth-century political novel The Prime Minister, recounting how his wife serendipitously discovered the book while conducting archival research at the Truman library. Caro also reflected heavily on his own masterworks, including the decades-long research and writing process behind The Power Broker, the financial constraints that required signing a concurrent contract for a Fiorello LaGuardia biography, and taking a temporary pause from the fifth volume of a Johnson biography to write Working. Additionally, Caro referenced Theodore H. White's famous political chronicle The Making of the President 1960 while illustrating the collaborative nature of archival discovery with his wife.
Books recommended by Robert Caro
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“no one even I I have to say when I started this book I don't think there was any real awareness even among Mayors and council members and governors of where this power came from”
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The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope is a classic nineteenth-century British political novel that delves into the intricate maneuverings, ambitions, and moral complexities of parliamentary life.
Recommended“Anthony trop the 19th century British novelist ... AA was doing research for me in the Truman library and someone had she staying in a boarding house out there with kind of place where people left their books and she said one night I'm reading the greatest political novel I ever read it's the Prime Minister by Anthony trol”
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The Making of the President 1960
The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H.
Discussed“I sent her up to theer H white who wrote the ranking of the president he gave his papers to Boron University”
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Books Robert Caro wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Caro on 50 Years of 'The Power Broker' | The Book Review | 2024-09-13 | 6 |
| Robert Caro on How He Does It | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 1 |
| Robert Caro on His Career | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“she fell in love with France and she's written two books the road from the past and Paris to the past”
“she fell in love with France and she's written two books the road from the past and Paris to the past about traveling the traveling around France and knowing its history and how much it adds to it they're wonderful books”