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Doris Kearns Goodwin is one of the country's most beloved presidential historians and

authors having written books about the Roosevelt's the Kennedies and Lincoln among many

others. Her latest book is An Unfinished Love Story, a personal history of the 1960s.

This book is part memoir, part in-depth journey through the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and part love letter to her

husband Dick Goodwin a presidential speech writer and policy advisor who played a

vital role in shaping the very history Goodwin recounts.

Today on the podcast, we're going to hear a conversation

between our executive producer Rebecca Lavei and Doris Kearns Goodwin

recorded at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Rebecca hosted writers on New England stage

to talk with Goodwin about her book

and her role as an historian exploring

these different eras of American history

and history that is much, much more recent.

One note, this event took place just a few days after a New York jury found former

president Donald Trump guilty on 34 charges related to an illegal hush money payment scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.

Glad we got that out of the way.

All right, without further ado, let's listen in to Rebecca's conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Wow, what a week to be a presidential historian, right?

What a week to be a citizen of the United States?

So, uh, So let's talk about your book. An unfinished love story, a personal history of the 60s.

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