Robert Caro
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 12: Author Robert Caro attends the New York Historical Society 'Weekend With History' Gala Dinner at New York Historical Society on April 12, 2013 in New York City.
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Pulitzer winner Ron Chernow receives award from biographers organizations
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow was honoured by his peers this weekend and in turn shared a few tips about his craft. Chernow, 64, received the BIO award from the Biographers International Organization, a non-profit establi from Calgary Herald Read more »
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Author Robert Caro, discussing ‘JFK 50 Years Later,’ is among the headliners in the new season of the Tate Lecture Series at SMU
Kudos to Southern Methodist University for its Willis M. Tate Lecture Series, which always bring to Dallas a lineup of speakers worth hearing. The folks at SMU just announced the new season, which begins Sept. 13 with David Gergen, a former presidential from Dallas Morning News - Blogs Read more »
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In 'Passage', Caro Mines LBJ's Changing Political Roles
Enlarge image i NASA / Getty Images The Passage Of Power The Years Of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro Paperback, 768 pages | purchase close Purchase Featured Books The Passage Of Power The Years Of Lyndon Johnson Robert A. Caro Amazon » iBookstore » Ind from NPR Read more »
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Stephen Colbert talks presidential genitalia with Lyndon Baines Johnson biographer Robert Caro
A meaty story, folks — Robert Caro, Lyndon Baines Johnson biographer extraordinaire and winner of countless prizes for the four volumes released thus-far, made an appearance on the Colbert Report this week. Colbert (or, perhaps, some witty intern — they from New York Daily News Read more »
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LBJ nicknamed his penis ‘Jumbo’
Award-winning historian Robert Caro made an appearance on Monday night’s “Colbert Report” to plug the paperback edition of his fourth LBJ biography, “The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power.” It’s really an amazing read — you’d expect an 800-pa from death + taxes Read more »
