Woman Thought Leader: Doris Kearns Goodwin

With women in the forefront of politics and on the cutting edge of national agendas, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe continues to provide an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies. It presents news and views that are rarely, if ever, available elsewhere on television.

Season 27 Episode 2731 | 25m 40s | CC

Historian and political commentator, Doris Kearns Goodwin talks to To The Contrary about her new book Leadership in Turbulent Times, Goodwin talks about the shared leadership traits that embodied previous presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. and Theodore Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as the support from the first ladies.

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