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The speaker created the video essay to analyze the lessons about power in Caro’s books and to prepare viewers to get more from the speaker’s interview with Caro.
Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026
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“I wanted to make this video essay both so that I could think through what these lessons actually are, but also so that you would have the context necessary to watch my interview with Caro and get as much out of it as I did.”24:18Report a misattribution
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