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Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential Ambitions

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential Ambitions

FromWhat It Takes®


Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential Ambitions

FromWhat It Takes®

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When Doris Kearns Goodwin was six years old, she used to carefully document the Brooklyn Dodgers' games. And that, she says, eventually led her to the career she now has, as one of America's favorite historians and political commentators. Goodwin's books are so engaging, because they focus on the very human side of her subjects: Lincoln, Kennedy, Johnson, Taft and Roosevelt (Franklin, Eleanor AND Teddy). In this episode, she talks about her unusual approach. She also tells amazing stories about the extraordinary relationship she had with LBJ, which began when she was a White House fellow in her early 20's and led to her first book. And, she describes a night unlike any other, sleeping in the bedroom where Winston Churchill slept as a guest in FDR's White House.
Released:
Nov 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Revealing, intimate conversations with visionaries and leaders in the arts, science, technology, public service, sports and business. These engaging personal stories are drawn from interviews with the American Academy of Achievement, and offer insights you’ll want to apply to your own life.