Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin is an American author and historian. In 1995 she won the Pulitzer Prize for History. She was a special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson during his presidency and was a Professor of Government at Harvard. In 2002 she was accused of plagiarism in her 1987 book about the Kennedys, which she did not deny.¹

Fast Facts

1. Former assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson
2. First female journalist to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room
3. Author of several books
4. Professor at Harvard, where she also received her doctorate
5. Regular panelist on Meet the Press
6. Regular commentator on NBC and MSNBC
7. Accused of plagiarism in 1987 book
8. Born January 4, 1943
9. Has three sons

Works

• 1977: Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream
• 1987: The Fitzgeralds & The Kennedys
• 1995: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Homefront During World War II
• 1997: Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir
• 2005: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Timeline

• January 4, 1943: Born
• 1967: White House fellow
• 1968: Co-authored New Republic article about removing LBJ from office
• 1968: Article led her to become special assistant to LBJ
• 1969: Professor of Government at Harvard
• 1971: Helped LBJ write his memoir
• 1975: Married Richard Goodwin, Presidential adviser and speechwriter
• 1977: Published first book, Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream
• 1987: Published The Fitzgeralds & the Kennedys
• 1990: Six-hour miniseries on ABC of Kennedy book
• 1995: Published No Ordinary Time
• 1997: Published Wait Til Next Year: A Memoir
• 2002: Accused of plagiarism
• 2005: Published Team of Rivals
• 2005: Team of Rivals won Lincoln Prize and Book Prize for American History

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Kennedy Family | Lyndon Johnson | Harvard University | Meet the Press | Team of Rivals

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