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Stay Tuned Bonus 04/11: Bob Caro


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In this bonus clip of Stay Tuned, Bob Caro discusses why it’s important to:

  • Ask the same question over and over again
  • Interview people in person
  • Shut up, and
  • Outline


Caro also talks about his writing getup.


REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL


Joseph Califano

  • Joseph Califano, LBJ Presidential Library


Lyndon B. Johnson

  • “The American Promise,” Lyndon Johnson’s speech to Congress, 3/15/65


LBJ Speech Writers

  • “The LBJ the Nation Seldom Saw,” LBJ Presidential Library, former LFB speechwriter Rob Hardesty
  • “Richard Goodwin: The Speechwriter Who Named the ‘Great Society,’” Politico, 12/30/18
  • “Horace Busby, 76, Ex-White House Aide and Johnson Adviser,” NYT, 6/3/00


Bob Woodward

  • “Bob Woodward Gets to the Bottom of Things: Timeless Investigative Journalism,” Writer’s Digest, August 1996


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