The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert Caro · first published 1982
Mentioned 12 time(s) by 9 guest(s): 4 recommend.
Bob Spitz on Conversations with Tyler (2026-05-13): mention
“…especially people who want to know if he's ever going to finish that last installment of the Johnson biography…”
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Saagar Enjeti on Lex Fridman Podcast (2024-12-08): mention
“…These are all in the Robert A. Caro books.…”
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Byrne Hobart on Dwarkesh Podcast (2022-12-01): mention
“…One of the really interesting things in The Years of Lyndon Johnson is Caro's description of Coke Stevenson…”
Byrne Hobart on Dwarkesh Podcast (2022-12-01): mention
“…I've been reading the Robert Caro LBJ biography and there's this bit towards the end of the first volume…”
Edward Glaeser on Dwarkesh Podcast (2022-11-28): recommend
“…The only biography that I think is clearly better is Robert Caro’s biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson…”
Tyler Cowen on EconTalk (2022-04-18): mention
“…The LBJ [President Lyndon Baines Johnson] books, I've started.…”
Ryan Holiday on EconTalk (2019-10-07): mention
“…when I'm reading Robert Caro on Lyndon Johnson or William Manchester on Churchill…”
Helen Toner on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2019-07-17): mention
“…in the Robert Caro biography of LBJ, there’s a section where he talks about the Cuban Missile Crisis…”
Brandon Stanton on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-06-27): recommend
“…you should read the four-volume biography by Robert Caro which is the best of those…”
Martha Nussbaum on EconTalk (2017-07-10): recommend
“…I've been through all the volumes of Robert Caro's wonderful biography…”
Ryan Holiday on EconTalk (2016-07-18): mention
“…Have you read Robert Caro's series on Lyndon Johnson?…”
Ryan Holiday on EconTalk (2016-07-18): recommend
“…In all of Western literature. I think it's stupendous.…”