At the New-York Historical Society: “Turn Every Page”: Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive. I like the note-to-self on the inside cover of one of Caro’s notebooks: “SHUT UP.” Because an interviewer’s silence will often, though not always, prompt a subject to say more.
Thanks to the reader whose comment on a previous post prompted me to make this post. I could’ve sworn I’d said something about this exhibit before, but no.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
A Robert Caro exhibit
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In keeping with all things Caro, the brethren may find this interesting:
https://www.robertcaro.org/post/robert-caro-on-the-art-of-biography
Thanks — I’ve been to that website several times, but I’ve been so caught up in collecting passages from The Power Broker that I haven’t said a thing about it. I will.
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