Moses was socially warm and admired despite his intense study habits

Evidence

His circle of friends liked and admired Bob Moses. “He was always glad to see you,” one says. “He really liked you—and you liked him.” He might love to read, but he was certainly no “greasy grind.” He enjoyed jokes—telling them and hearing them—and he had a quick, infectious laugh. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 198

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to how Caro later explains Moses’ ability to charm wealthy sponsors and politicians - the charismatic young man who disarms before dominating. — connects to: Youth and Jewishness made Moses a lonely social outcast at Yale — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 165; Moses’s self-imposed scholarly isolation paradoxically won him his classmates’ admiration — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 167; Moses used personal charm to win over even a community he had devastated — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 3724

Broader Connections

• Moses used personal charm to win over even a community he had devastated #exemplifies (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 3724