Robert Moses publicly exposed Bronx politician Henry Epstein's extramarital affair to neutralize Henry Epstein's opposition to the Cross Bronx Expressway

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Sam Rayburn served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and oversaw the passage of New Deal legislation for President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson used his control over congressional committee assignments and pending legislation as leverage to compel United States senators to vote according to his wishes

Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Coke Stevenson in the contested 1948 Texas Democratic primary election for the United States Senate

During Robert Caro's seventh interview with Robert Moses, Caro asked about a financial donation made to Moses's commission by a millionaire whose golf course was spared from a planned parkway route

Robert Caro conducted seven interviews with Robert Moses before Moses refused to grant further interviews

Robert Moses developed Jones Beach State Park, located 27 miles outside New York City, and built public parkways connecting it to the city despite extensive landowner opposition

Lyndon B. Johnson used his control over United States Senate committee assignments to compel senators to vote according to Lyndon B. Johnson's wishes

Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Coke Stevenson in the 1948 Texas election for the United States Senate

Coke Stevenson served as Governor of Texas prior to running against Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1948 United States Senate election

In 1962, Robert Moses threatened to resign from his public appointments during a political dispute with New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller

When Robert Moses began planning parkways on Long Island in the 1920s, he lacked the power of eminent domain to acquire private property

Coke Stevenson served as Governor of Texas and was widely known by the nickname "Mr. Texas."

In 1962, Robert Moses threatened to resign during a dispute with New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who accepted Moses's resignation

Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic legislative agenda included civil rights laws, anti-poverty bills, and federal education programs

Robert Caro began researching and writing the biography The Power Broker between 1966 and 1967 while Robert Moses was losing political authority

John Connally collected campaign money and distributed it directly according to Lyndon B. Johnson's instructions

Bronx politician Henry Epstein proposed shifting the Cross Bronx Expressway route two blocks south to avoid evicting tens of thousands of residents

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller formally accepted Robert Moses' resignation in 1962 instead of capitulating to Robert Moses' demands

Robert Moses neutralized Bronx politician Henry Epstein's opposition to the Cross Bronx Expressway by publicly exposing Epstein's extramarital affair

Early in Robert Moses' career, Robert Moses worked to reform the civil service system so employees would be promoted based on merit rather than political patronage