Robert Caro on the Art of Biography
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I was never interested in writing biographies merely to tell the lives of famous men. From the first time I thought of becoming a biographer
By Robert A. Caro I was never interested in writing biographies merely to tell the lives of famous men. From the first time I thought of becoming a biographer, I conceived of biography as a means of illuminating the times and the great forces that shape the times—particularly political power. Lyndon Johnson and Senator Richard Russell, December 17, 1963. Photograph by Yoichi Okamoto. Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. Why am I so interested in political power? Because in a democracy, political power shapes all our lives. You can see this in simple, small, relatively insigni
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