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Robert Caro
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What Robert Caro learned about power after studying it for 50 years
Caro says Moses overcame construction opposition through political will and Depression-era workers who were cheap and available.Popularity and overlapping offices with different terms made Moses hard to remove as his public purpose hardened, exposing democracy’s unresolved execution-versus-displacement tradeoff.Johnson’s persuasion rested on control of assignments, legislation and campaign money; Caro still cannot explain Vietnam’s escalation.