Robert Moses, every mention
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Robert Caro on Power, Poverty, Ruthlessness, Obsession & Running.
- ▶ 8:56 David Senra It's about what it was like to sit listening to Robert Moses, who was old but still mighty, to be in a room with him, alone with him, and hear him talk about his dreams, the dreams that had become reality, and the dreams that hadn't yet. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:20 David Senra When I left Newsday to write a book on Robert Moses, a change occurred. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 21:25 David Senra You know, being very young, and talented, and smart, and just thinking he knows everything, and then he, this, his first interaction with Robert Moses, and seeing, like, he sees real power up front, up close, and he realizes, I know… 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 27:01 David Senra We like the book, but not many people are going to read a book on Robert Moses, and you have to be prepared for a very small printing. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 31:24 David Senra So I want to go back to this idea that Robert Caro actually shares some traits with the people that he is researching, the people that he is writing about, and so one trait I actually think Robert Caro shares with Lyndon Johnson and Robert… 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 42:39 David Senra It's like, well, I can write a book on Robert Moses because I'm a New Yorker. 2 times in the scene
The Biography of Tiger Woods
- ▶ 51:41 David Senra Like, the level of detail this guy has is fascinating, but something that was interesting that I heard Robert Crowe say, I read about in an interview and also heard him say in the biography, or excuse me, in the documentary, was that,… 2 times in the scene
I had dinner with Charlie Munger
- ▶ 45:03 David Senra And so Sam is talking about, like, you know, Carl is famous for writing his series on Lyndon Johnson, and he's famous for writing The Power Broker on Robert Moses.