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About Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin is an American biographer, political commentator, entrepreneur and former sports journalist. As a biographer, she has focused on past presidents of the United States in her books. One of her notable works includes “The Bully Pit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism”. As founder of Pastime Productions, she produced the television series, “Washington” in 2020.
Family Life
Her parents’ names were Michael Aloysius Kearns and Helen Witt Miller. She was brought up in Rockville Centre, New York along with her sister called Jene. From 1975, until his death from cancer in 2018, she was married to writer and presidential advisor Richard N. Goodwin. They had two children.
Achievements
Her accolades include a Pulitzer Prize for History, a Golden Plate Award, an American History Book Prize and an Andrew Carnegie Medal.
Trivia
She is a long-time fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
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As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.Doris Kearns Goodwin
I really believe that what happens one day affects the next, and I think that came from that experience of learning that if I told the score inning by inning, play by play, it built up to its natural climax.Doris Kearns Goodwin
That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.Doris Kearns Goodwin
The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes.Doris Kearns Goodwin
Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep.Doris Kearns Goodwin
F.A.Q. about Doris Kearns Goodwin
When is her birthday?
Doris Kearns Goodwin's birthday is on January 4, 1943.
In how many days is her birthday?
Doris' birthday is in 227 days
How old is she?
She is 79 years old.
Where is Doris from?
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S..
Doris Kearns Goodwin's Popularity
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a famous American biographer, who was born on January 4, 1943. As a person born on this date, Doris Kearns Goodwin is listed in our database as the 62nd most popular celebrity for the day (January 4) and the 91st most popular for the year (1943).
People born on January 4 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the 1341st most popular Capricorn.
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