Only the President, not any city institution, could stop Moses

Evidence

If the reformers had looked at the Battle of the Battery Crossing in a broader perspective, however, they would have been holding not a “Victory Luncheon” but a wake. For in such a perspective—the significance of the battle in the history of New York City—the key point about the fight and its significance for the city’s future was not that the President had stepped in and stopped Robert Moses from building a project that might have irreparably damaged the city. The key point was that it had taken the President to stop him. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 2876

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Only Rockefeller, not Lindsay, could finally strip Moses of his last power. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 4584; The President alone could confirm dismissals, which were then still contestable — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 811

Broader Connections

• The President alone could confirm dismissals, which were then still contestable #corroborates (0.95) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 811
• Only Rockefeller, not Lindsay, could finally strip Moses of his last power. #expands (0.85) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4584