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

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The Jonestown massacre occurred in Guyana on November 18, 1978, resulting in 918 deaths among members of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones

Members of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown died from ingesting cyanide mixed with Flavor Aid

Getúlio Vargas served as the president of Brazil beginning in the 1930s

A military dictatorship governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Caro interviewed John Connally to investigate how Lyndon B. Johnson used money to obtain political power

Robert Moses evicted tens of thousands of residents without providing relocation assistance to construct the Cross Bronx Expressway

Robert Caro's research archives contain extensive unpublished interview transcripts and research files regarding former United States Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn

On requests from politicians for campaign funds, Lyndon B. Johnson wrote specific instructions such as "$1,500," "$500," "no," or "no, never."

Lyndon B. Johnson marked 'no, never' on requests for campaign money from congressmen who would permanently be denied funding from Lyndon B. Johnson