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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin is a leading presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 best-selling author and a partner in Pastimes Productions, which has executive produced four popular presidential miniseries for the HISTORY Channel and is currently collaborating with HISTORY on an eight-part docuseries titled “Kevin Costner’s The West.”

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A crowd of delegates in the 1968 Democratic Convention convention holding up the signs that say Stop the War

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We Were There: The 1968 Democratic Convention

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin shares intimate—and harrowing—memories of the turmoil she and her husband witnessed that summer in Chicago.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin: A Personal History of the 1960s

With youthful stints in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, the presidential historian and her husband had unparalleled views into the pivotal people and events of that momentous decade.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin Presidential Leadership

Doris Kearns Goodwin: 6 Essential Traits a President Needs

The Pulitzer Prize‑winning historian studied presidential leadership during times of national strife. These six videos reveal her top takeaways.

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