
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned presidential historian, public speaker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times best-selling author. She earned a Ph.D. in government from Harvard, where she taught courses on the American presidency. A former White House Fellow who worked with President Lyndon Johnson, she later assisted in preparing his memoirs. Her acclaimed book, 'Leadership: In Turbulent Times,' draws on five decades of scholarship on Lincoln, both Roosevelts, and LBJ. Goodwin lives in Boston and is a devoted Red Sox fan.