Doris Kearns Goodwin

With Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States today, and his fierce rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, having her confirmation hearings to become his Secretary of State last week--and with the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln coming up next month--it seemed like a good time to talk to Doris Kearns Goodwin, whose big Lincoln book, Team of Rivals , was published in 2005 but has become even more talked about since. We spoke to her by phone last Wednesday, just before she headed to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration and for a live Oprah show tomorrow. I ... Read Full Story

With rumors all over the place this week about Hillary possibly joining Obama’s cabinet, this clip seems uncannily prophetic. Check out this crazy, spot-on clip from a debate a LONG time ago: Obama & Hillary There also has been a lot of buzz in the media lately about a book–apparently one of the President-elect’s favorites–by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin entitled “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” It’s available here at Amazon.com and has skyrocketed back up the charts (it was a former bestseller), and is hovering around #10 right now on Amazon’s hourly rankings. I hope someone gets this for me ... Read Full Story

I figured that since Feburary was the month of Abraham Lincoln, and it was 200 years since his birth, it would be a good idea to read a book on good ol ' Honest Abe. Team of Rivals isn't just a bio on Abe, but also the three other men who ran against him for president in 1860. There is the shoe-in, the wealthy elitist snob, and the elder statesman who all ran against the no-name backwoods lawyer from Illinois. After Abe unexpectedly gains the Republican nomination, he then brings in these three rivals into his cabinet as Secretary of State, Secretary of the ... Read Full Story

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How do we determine what makes a great leader? Is this only knowable in hindsight? Can we know in advance who will mold, make, enable, encourage, and foster greatness in the country and in the world? In a few weeks, we will elect a president, a person who will appoint cabinet leaders, federal judges, and create policies and priorities. No one wants to settle for less than greatness in this choice. Regardless of political party or position, we are looking for greatness in a leader. Click on this post's title to watch Doris Kearns Goodwin tell the stories of two presidents (an 18 minute ... Read Full Story