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Robert Caro found La Guardia's papers in the 79th Street Boat Basin on the Hudson River, three levels down, while researching Robert Moses.
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“That's part of their, uh, greatness. You know, I remember when I started learning about Robert Moses, I went to the La Guardia papers, which were in a-- They were kept in the boat basin.”
“They were stored by the Municipal Archives, literally in the 79th Street Boat Basin on the Hudson River, three levels down.”1:25Report a misattribution
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