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