Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals was selected to inaugurate the new CBS This Morning reading initiative. The book has been re-released to coincide with Steven Spielberg's new film Lincoln, based in part on the book.

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this deeply original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.
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Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir
Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin's touching and best-selling memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
Doris Kearns Goodwin won the Pulitzer Prize for History for her compelling chronicle of President Franklin Roosevelt in No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.
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The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga
Acclaimed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's best-selling The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga explores the fascinating, pertinent history of two immigrant families, their rise to potent political dynasties, and the marriage that brought the two together to found the most powerful family in America.
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Doris Kearns Goodwin's Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream is a compelling examination of the classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War, and the tumultuous 1960s.
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"We belong to our families, we belong to our communities, but sometimes you really realize you belong to your home towns," said Doris on Sunday's Meet the Press. "And I am so proud of what Boston did this week."


Doris regarding the Boston Marathon explosions says: "The other side of this is that it brings out the best in us even as these terrible guys bring out the worst in themselves.... Together we can undo most things that happen--if we work together." On Meet the Press on MSNBC.


60 Minutes on CBS features Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Doris talking about Lincoln!


60 Minutes on CBS features Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Doris talking about Lincoln!


Doris and fellow historians Robert Caro, Douglas Brinkley and Michael Beschloss speak about the historical significance of a Presidential Inauguration and a President's second term.


Doris says, "The fact that we have a President who reads history means that he learns from previous presidents, not just from his first term...and that is a really helpful thing." On Charlie Rose.


Doris says: President Obama "has to make the country understand that he is framing a debate on the importance of government." On Charlie Rose.


"If a president is self aware and can reflect on what went wrong and what went right in the first term, then the second term offers amazing opportunities," Doris said on Charlie Rose.


Doris on NBC says: The Civil Rights Movement, Gay Rights Movement, and Women's Movement are critical in transforming our attitudes about ourselves and about one another, and that's where real change takes place."


"There is no question that Lincoln's beauty of language is something that everybody reaches for," says Doris. "But the more important thing for an Inaugural [address] is for the words to create action." On NBC.


Doris says: "[Obama's] second term could be much more important than the first term, because he cares about history." On NBC.


Doris says: we need to figure out how we are going to invest in our future and deal with the debt on the other side. On Morning Joe's special inauguration coverage. MSNBC.


This day is our "secular religion," says Doris about President Obama's second Inauguration. On Morning Joe's special Inauguration coverage. MSNBC.


It is so important for a President to care about history; it gives them a whole set of layering experience to learn from, says Doris on Weekends with Alex Witt. On MSNBC.


"[President Obama] has to show energy and aspiration and desire to really do something big despite the stale political arguments," says Doris discussing the second Inauguration of President Obama on The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd. On MSNBC.


Doris says: "The most important thing to look for in a second term is: What does the President learn from the experience of the first term?" On Piers Morgan Tonight. On CNN.


CSPAN airs Doris's talk from the ceremony on the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" at the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg.


Doris discusses Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. On NBC.


Doris says: "The most important thing a president has to do—knowing he has limited capital—is to decide where to put his ambitions and where to hold back." On MSNBC's Meet the Press.


"I think that [President Obama] has learned what Theodore Roosevelt had learned: that when you are speaking to the American people and you want to make an argument it has to be simple," says Doris on Meet the Press. On MSNBC.


Doris talking Lincoln on Morning Joe. On MSNBC.


Best-selling author David Baldacci selects Doris's "Team of Rivals" as a must-gift book for the holidays. On NBC's TODAY show with David Gregory and Savannah Guthrie.


Doris. Lincoln. The Kudlow Report. CNBC.


Doris. Lincoln. Hardball with Chris Matthews. MSNBC.


Doris joins Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation Sunday along with Jon Meacham, Evan Thomas & Bob Woodward.


Lincoln Author On New Movie


Press Pass: Author Doris Kearns Goodwin on the new Spielberg film, Lincoln.


Doris with Brian Williams on the NBC Nightly News


Doris on CBS This Morning with Gayle King, Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell


Doris on Meet the Press


Doris with Charlie Rose


Doris with Stephen Colbert


Find out how this presidential race ranks among campaigns from the past. Doris on KTIV News 4.


Doris presented the 2012 Waitt Lecture at Morningside College.


Steven Spielberg says "Team of Rivals" is "brilliant."


On Morning Joe. Steven Spielberg and "Time" magazine managing editor Richard Stengel discuss "Time's" new Lincoln cover and the upcoming film, as well as Doris's featured "Time" article.


Doris on Morning Joe


Doris discusses how presidential debates can impact the election outcome. On CBS This Morning.


Doris examines the changing role of political conventions in American society.


Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about what we can learn from American presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. Then she shares a moving memory of her own father, and of their shared love of baseball.


Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke to a capacity crowd at Aurora University on Feb. 7, 2012, as part of the Celebrating Arts and Ideas series.


Doris with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell talking about Lincoln, Watergate and Reagan


Late Show with David Letterman


NBC's Brian Williams interviews the great conductor John Williams


On this installment of "Books of Our Time," host Dean Lawrence R. Velvel unravels the keys to Abraham Lincoln’s leadership genius.

Doris joined friends this week at the the Time 100 Gala, celebrating the magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
23 April 2013


Mark your calendars!

Doris interviews Rebecca Miller about her new novel "Jacob's Folly" at Boston Public Library

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 6 – 7 p.m.
Central Library in Copley Square, Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

In "Jacob’s Folly," four characters: Jacob, a Jewish peddler living in 18th-century France; Leslie and Deirdre Senzatimore, a settled American couple; and Masha, an alluring young Ultra-Orthodox Jew; find their fates intertwined when Jacob is reincarnated as a fly in contemporary Long Island. Rebecca Miller is the author of the short-story collection "Personal Velocity," her feature-film adaptation of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," which she also adapted for the screen.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is known for her grand examinations of U.S. Presidents. Her book "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" won the Pulitzer Prize in History. Her most recent bestseller, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," was adapted into the film "Lincoln" starring Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Rebecca Miller's husband. Goodwin’s next book brings her back to presidents: "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" will be published later this year.



Doris joins Team Lincoln at the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Pictured here with Daniel Day-Lewis, who made history by winning his third Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and his wife Rebecca Miller.
24 February 2013


Abraham Lincoln Getting Renewed Boost in Popularity
22 February 2013



25 January 2013

Presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Douglas Brinkley on Obama's first four years and their expectations for his second term
19 January 2013


Congratulations to Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner on their USC Libraries Scripter Award nomination for "Lincoln"
15 January 2013


Lincoln leads with 12 Oscar nominations!
10 January 2013


Lincoln a high point for Spielberg, Kushner and Kearns Goodwin
7 January 2013


Happy Birthday, Doris Kearns Goodwin
4 January 2013


Doris Kearns Goodwin--Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author to Speak at the Greater Des Moines Partnership's Annual Dinner
14 December 2012


Lincoln & Golden Globes Nominations: Daniel Day-Lewis & Steven Spielberg's Movie Leads The Pack With 7 Nods
13 December 2012


Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln and Her Conversations With Obama About the 16th President
13 December 2012


Congratulations to the cast of Lincoln on their Screen Actors Guild Award nominations!
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Tommy Lee Jones)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Sally Field)

12 December 2012


Lincoln Tops Critics' Choice Noms
11 December 2012


Enter To Win The Ultimate Lincoln Package!
11 December 2012


Team of Rivals at #1
9 December 2012


Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner: Lincoln's Writing Muscle on Bringing a President to Life
9 December 2012


Look to Lincoln to solve 'fiscal cliff'
6 December 2012


Senate to attend special screening of Lincoln
5 December 2012


Team of Rivals, which inspired new Lincoln movie, good book for gift list
4 December 2012


Tony Kushner Among Winners of New York Film Critic Circle Awards
3 December 2012


New York Film Critics Circle 2012 Awards Announced
3 December 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin's Lincoln a rising best seller
3 December 2012


Doris and her husband, Richard Goodwin, join the festivities at the Kennedy Center Honors. Pictured here with the President and First Lady, and honorees Natalia Makarova and Dustin Hoffman.
3 December 2012


Dunsmore: The Real Lincoln
30 November 2012

Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis Discuss the 'Wonderful Surprise' of Exploring Lincoln
30 November 2012


Lincoln finding bipartisan support at movie theaters
30 November 2012


Doris Kearns Goodwin On Life, Death And The Presidency
28 November 2012


Lincoln's Master Class for Politicians
27 November 2012

Dick Polman: Lincoln Movie Shows Messy Process Behind Noble Results
26 November 2012


Put A Little History Under The Tree
26 November 2012


Historian Says Obama Should Work Harder To Connect With GOP
25 November 2012


Steven Spielberg Honors The Gettysburg Address
19 November 2012


Team of Rivals Author Goodwin Tells Stories of Lincoln, Seward at Auburn Talk
16 November 2012


Doris Kearns Goodwin On Lincoln And His Team of Rivals
15 November 2012


Doris Kearns Goodwin continues to celebrate Lincoln
15 November 2012


Create Your Own Lincoln Premiere Party
13 November 2012


A Lincoln themed Google+ Hangout with Team of Rivals author & presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, at 3:30pm EST.
12 November 2012


Rolling Stone calls Daniel Day Lewis' performance "acting of the highest order," "marvels" at Tommy Lee Jones, and describes Lincoln as "a great American movie."
8 November 2012


HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Sally Field, Screenwriter Tony Kushner, Director/Producer Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis, Producer Kathleen Kennedy and Author Doris Kearns Goodwin at The World Premiere of DreamWorks Pictures Lincoln at The AFI FEST 2012 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 8, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Copyright info: 2012 DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)
8 November 2012


Doris and Sally Field at the Lincoln Premiere party!
8 November 2012


HOLLYWOOD, CA - Director/Producer Steven Spielberg and Author Doris Kearns Goodwin at The World Premiere of DreamWorks Pictures Lincoln At The AFI FEST 2012 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 8, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Copyright info: 2012 DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)
8 November 2012


Doris on the red carpet at the Lincoln Premiere!
8 November 2012


Review: Steven Spielberg's Lincoln a Towering Achievement
8 November 2012


Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln, the movie and man
8 November 2012


The New York Times calls Lincoln a "noble democratic masterpiece" that the whole family should see!
8 November 2012


Entertainment Weekly gives Lincoln an "A" and calls the film "grand and immersive."
8 November 2012


Now, A Chance To Catch Up To His Epochal Vision
7 November 2012


Tune in to The Colbert Report tonight on Comedy Central to see Doris discuss last night's presidential election.
7 November 2012


Lincoln has Arrived!
6 November 2012


The President's Men: Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg on the lore of Lincoln
5 November 2012
Daniel Day-Lewis, left, and director Steven Spielberg, pose for a portrait.

Doris Kearns Goodwin Hosts Notables for Lincoln Screening
5 November 2012
Vicki Kennedy (left) and Doris Kearns Goodwin at the Revere Hotel Sunday for the screening of Lincoln.

According to Patch: Honest Abe is Trendy
5 November 2012

Daniel Day-Lewis Find Playing Lincoln a Tall Order
1 November 2012

Team of Rivals is back on the New York Times Best Seller List
31 October 2012

Spielberg, Day-Lewis Unite for Epic Lincoln Tale
30 October 2012

A.L. Confidential
25 October 2012

Abraham Lincoln makes the cover of Time magazine again!
25 October 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 Launches Colby Bicentennial
24 October 2012

Deacon Greg Kandra's Five Takeaways from Lincoln
23 October 2012

Politically Speaking: Historian tickled over two Lincoln films, even vampire killer version
23 October 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin, before Sioux City visit, talks politics and presidents
22 October 2012

Daniel Day-Lewis on playing Lincoln
21 October 2012

Mr. Lincoln Goes to Hollywood
19 October 2012

Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln': The 'Girls' and 'Breaking Bad' connection
18 October 2012

31 Days Of Great Nonfiction Reads {Day 16} Team of Rivals
16 October 2012

The movie tie-in edition of Team of Rivals inaugurates the new CBS This Morning reading initiative
15 October 2012

Doris addresses the illustrious audience at Google's Zeitgeist '12 on October 15, 2012 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
15 October 2012

Author J.K. Rowling raves about "Team of Rivals"
11 October 2012

Yahoo Movies - 'Lincoln' Live Q&A
10 October 2012

Panelists named for 2013 Rancho Mirage Speakers Series
8 October 2012

'Lincoln' gets cameo role in Obama-Romney debate
5 October 2012

Doris at UConn on October 18
4 October 2012

6 Ways To Make A Team of Rivals Work
4 October 2012

The second 'Lincoln' clip is so strong that it won last night's presidential debate
4 October 2012

'Lincoln': New trailer for Daniel Day-Lewis film debuts after debate
3 October 2012

Lincoln Reveals a Two-Minute TV Spot
3 October 2012

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says debates reveal character strengths and weaknesses. On CNN
3 October 2012

AMC and Yahoo Plan Lincoln Live Q&A October 10
1 October 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin compared Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Old Salem benefit at the Stevens Center.
30 September 2012

Smithsonian Magazine Puts 'Lincoln' Out Front As Focus Shifts
27 September 2012

Old Salem bringing in presidents lecturer Doris Kearns Goodwin
25 September 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin at Contemporary Issues Forum
25 September 2012

AFI FEST Lands Spielberg's 'Lincoln' as Closing Night Film
20 September 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin speaking in Salt Lake City on "The Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt's Bully Pulpit in Today's Era of Journalism and Politics" as part of the McCarthey Family Foundation Lecture Series
20 September 2012

The Team of Rivals--Rivals William Henry Seward quiz: 10 questions by Laurel
18 September 2012

Doris will be speaking at Old Salem Museums & Gardens on September 26. Get a preview and info on tickets here.
14 September 2012

KSLA Previews Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln" Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals"
14 September 2012

'Lincoln' trailer: Know your Civil War history before watching Daniel Day-Lewis bring it to life
14 September 2012

Glory hallelujah: 'Lincoln' trailer debuts
13 September 2012

Google Play presents: Steven Spielberg and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in their first ever Hangout on Air for the world premiere of the Lincoln Trailer. 7pm EDT/4pm PDT
13 September 2012

Goodwin honored with Holyoke JFK Award
13 September 2012

Reminder: Spielberg, Gordon-Levitt chat Thursday
Whitney Matheson | USA Today
12 September 2012

Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Committee present 2013 John F. Kennedy Award to Doris Kearns Goodwin
12 September 2012

WATCH: 'Lincoln' Teaser Offers First Glimpse Of Spielberg Biopic
Jen Yamato | Movieline
10 September 2012

Fall Season 2012: Movies
Wall Street Journal
7 September 2012

Google+ Hangout Featuring World Premiere Of “Lincoln” Movie Trailer To Be Broadcast In Times Square
Drew Olanoff | TechCrunch
4 September 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak in Sioux City
Sioux City Journal
4 September 2012

Daniel Day-Lewis Takes Over 'Team' Cover
The State Journal Register
30 August 2012

FIRST LOOK: Daniel Day-Lewis Embodies 'Lincoln' In Steven Spielberg's Historical Drama
Anthony Breznican | Entertainment Weekly
7 August 2012

Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Dated for Early November
Pamela McClintock | The Hollywood Reporter
18 July 2012

The Cult of Lincoln
Kevin Nance | Chicago Tribune
13 July 2012

For Obama, After Supreme Court Comes Court of Public Opinion
Jena McGregor | The Washington Post
28 June 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin Joins Twitter. You're Welcome
Olivia B. Waxman | Time
18 June 2012

'Team of Rivals' Author to Speak in Auburn
Charley Hannagan The Post Standard
31 May 2012

Well-Known Historian Described What U.S. Needs In Next President
Financial Advisor
23 April 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin featured in 'All In: The Poker Movie'
Justine Ashley Costanza | International Business Times
22 April 2012

Acclaimed Historian, Author Goodwin to Talk Leadership at UMaine
Aislinn Sarnacki | BDN Maine
13 April 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin Engagingly Offers Leadership Lessons From Lincoln
TalkDC
13 April 2012

Doris Kearns Goodwin Talks Lincoln, Baseball and Family at Northampton Community College
Andrew George | The Express-Times
13 April 2012

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Takes Us Back to Civil War Times
Stephen Althouse | WFMZ
13 April 2012

St. John Fisher College to Celebrate 58th Commencement May 5; Doris Kearns Goodwin to be Keynote Speaker
St. John Fisher College
12 April 2012

Best Books (And Surprising Insights) On Lincoln
NPR
10 April 2012

Jim Heath interviews famed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about her book Team of Rivals and Abraham Lincoln
8 April 2011

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