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Doris Kearns Goodwin

DreamWorks to Adapt Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Teddy Roosevelt Book ‘Bully Pulpit’

The author was behind "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," which was the basis for the studio's Oscar-winning "Lincoln."

Steven Spielberg Screens ‘Lincoln’ for Bipartisan Senate Audience

The director, along with actor Daniel Day-Lewis and others, were invited to screen the movie in hopes of bringing senators together for “an opportunity for bipartisanship” -- with popcorn.

Doris Kearns Goodwin on ‘Lincoln’ and Her Conversations With Obama About the 16th President

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells THR whether she thinks Lincoln would succeed today ("he'd be great on 'Colbert'") and her thoughts on the 2012 election, among other things.

Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner: ‘Lincoln’s’ Writing Muscle on Bringing a President to Life

The relationship between historian and screenwriter grew over the course of the film's development.

Lincoln Would Be a Democrat Today, Say Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner

The Pulitzer Prize winners behind the new biopic says that the 16th president's political beliefs would see him in a different party in 2012.