Doris Kearns Goodwin's late husband Dick Goodwin was a speechwriter for former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
's late husband Dick Goodwin was a speechwriter for former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.'s Robin Young spoke with Goodwin about her book at an event at WBUR's Cityspace recently.Dick Goodwin and Doris Kearns Goodwin are married in front of 170 guests—family, friends, and colleagues — on Dec. 14, 1975.
The assembled members of the Harvard Law Review of 1957–58. Dick is in the center, holding the baton as president. On the far right is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On the far left, Nancy Boxley, the only two women among the sixty members. Dick Goodwin and White House aide Bill Moyers peering over President Lyndon B. Johnson’s desk in the Oval Office to see the edits the president is making on a speech draft.
President Lyndon B. Johnson presents a signing pen from the Voting Rights Act to Dick. August 6, 1965. This segment airs on April 29, 2024. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
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