Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| In Our Own Words |
1999 |
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| Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America’s Greatest Leader |
2009 |
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| A Word on Words: The Best of John Seigenthaler’s Interviews |
2023 |
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s |
2024 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President |
2024 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream |
1976 |
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| The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys |
1987 |
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| No Ordinary Time |
1994 |
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| Wait Till Next Year |
1997 |
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| Team of Rivals |
2005 |
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| The Bully Pulpit |
2013 |
Buy |
| Leadership: In Turbulent Times |
2018 |
Buy |
Doris Kearns Goodwin has spent her career writing about American presidents and the forces that shaped them. Her first book, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream (1976), grew from her experience working in the Johnson White House and established her approach of combining rigorous research with intimate character study. The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys (1987) expanded her scope to multigenerational family history, and No Ordinary Time (1994) won the Pulitzer Prize for its portrait of the Roosevelt White House during wartime.
Team of Rivals (2005) became her most widely read work, examining how Lincoln assembled a cabinet of former political opponents and turned them into allies. The Bully Pulpit (2013) explored the friendship and rivalry between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, while Leadership: In Turbulent Times (2018) drew leadership lessons from Lincoln, both Roosevelts, and Lyndon Johnson. Her most recent work, An Unfinished Love Story (2024), is a personal history of the 1960s told through her late husband’s papers and their shared memories.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Doris Kearns Goodwin written?
Doris Kearns Goodwin has written thirteen books across four series.
What was Doris Kearns Goodwin's first book?
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s first book is Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, published in 1976.
What is Doris Kearns Goodwin best known for?
Doris Kearns Goodwin is best known for Team of Rivals (2005), which examined Abraham Lincoln’s political genius through his relationships with his cabinet members. The book inspired the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln. Her earlier No Ordinary Time (1994), about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II, won the Pulitzer Prize for History.