4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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Robert Caro says he is still trying to understand why Lyndon Johnson kept escalating the Vietnam War.

Unresolved speaker · What Robert Caro learned about power after studying it for 50 years · 30 Oct 2026

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“Oh, uh, you know, and the answer to your question is, I'm still trying to figure that out-”
“... right now, so I'm not gonna-”
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