![]() ![]() ![]() Goodwin is the author of several penetrating biographies of U.S. “‘White House intern’ used to be a badge of honor,” she joked, “but it’s gotten more complicated.” Her fascination with presidents began when she was a 24-year-old White House intern for Lyndon Johnson. Understanding history, Goodwin believes, provides deep insight into the present and future. She was full of extraordinary energy and anticipation - no surprise, because her mission is to make past presidents come alive for readersĪs they do for her. I caught up with Doris Kearns Goodwin on the phone just six days before the release of her new book, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, in early November. ![]()
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