Hey everyone. It's my goal. As you might have noticed, we're putting something different down our feed today. It's a recent episode of our New York Times podcast about books hosted by Gilbert Cruz. In this particular episode, Gilbert speaks with the writer Robert Caro about his seminal renowned non-fiction book, The Power Broker, which is now 50 years old.

If you haven't read it, and there's no reason to be embarrassed if you haven't,

it's the story of Robert Moses, who shaped New York City,

but as the many people who are obsessed with the power broker can tell you,

it's a singular fable of politics and power in the United States.

It's an incredible story and an incredible book. Okay, here is

Gilbert with Robert Caro on the New York Times Book Review podcast. Take a

listen. I'm Gilbert Cruz, editor, the New York Times Book Review, and this is the Book Review

podcast.

This week I'm joined by a modern master of biography and

history writing Mr Robert Caro. He has written four volumes of The Years of

Lyndon Johnson, a multi-book work on the life of the 36 president of the United States.

Volume 3, Master of the Senate, won the Pulitzer Prize.

Volume 4, the Passage of Power, appeared on our recent list of the best books of the 21st century so far.

Before all that, however, in September 1974, 50 years ago, he published the power broker, a book about the man who built

modern New York City, Robert Moses.

Robert Moses built beaches and parkways.

He built bridges and expressways.

He built Lincoln Center and Shea Stadium

and the United Nations Headquarters.

Robert Caro built the power broker,

a book both Titanic and length and scope, and one that continues

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