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- 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
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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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