Doris Kearns Goodwin

Categories: Authors & Writers
    • Born January 4, 1943
    • Former assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson
    • First female journalist to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room
    • Author of several books
    • Professor at Harvard, where she also received her doctorate
    • Regular panelist on Meet the Press
    • Regular commentator on NBC and MSNBC
    • Accused of plagiarism in 1987 book
    • Has three sons
  • 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.Forbes: Doris Kearns Goodwin and the Credibility Gap (February 27, 2002)
  • 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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