Chase, and Missouri's distinguished elder statesman Edward Bates. When Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, he appointed three men who'd competed with him for the Republican presidential nomination to his Cabinet: New York Senator William H. Both her book and the film showcase Lincoln's remarkable political skills. When Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg were working on the film 'Lincoln,' they had many conversations with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, as she was working on her book 'Team of Rivals' about Lincoln's relationship with his Cabinet. She has also written books about Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedys. Goodwin won a Pulitzer Prize for her book, No Ordinary Time, about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In Team of Rivals Goodwin recounts the life and work of our 16th president and his relationship with these powerful men. When Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, he appointed three men who'd competed with him for the Republican presidential nomination to his cabinet: New York Sen. Her book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, is about Lincoln's relationship with his cabinet. When Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg were working on the film Lincoln, they had many conversations with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Her works include Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga, and No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995.Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Team Of Rivals Subtitle The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Author Doris Kearns Goodwin 'I have not enjoyed a history book as much for years' Robert Harrisĭoris Kearns Goodwin is the doyenne of US presidential historians, and one of the most acclaimed non-fiction authors in the world. 'A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius' The New York Times a remarkable study in leadership' Barack Obama As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. This monumental and brilliant work has given Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions.

When Barack Obama was asked which book he could not live without in the White House, his answer was instant: Team of Rivals. The bestselling and prize-winning study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is the book that inspired Barack Obama in his presidency.

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