Robert A. Caro was born on October 30, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA as Robert Allan Caro. He is a writer, known for Rayburn: Mr. Speaker, David Halberstam: The Coldest Winter (2007) and Jones Beach: An American Riviera (1999). He has been married to Ina Joan Sloshberg since June 9, 1957. They have one child.