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There's a feeling about it. You feel almost like a cabinetmaker, laying planks. There's a real feeling when you know you're getting it right. It's a physical feeling.
Robert Caro
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Robert Caro
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: October 30
Historian
Journalist
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New York City
New York
Robert Allan Caro
Robert A. Caro
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