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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin's work for President Johnson inspired her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream . She followed up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II. She earned the Lincoln Prize for Team of Rivals , in part the basis for Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln , and the Carnegie Medal for The Bully Pulpit , about the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and William...See more

Personality Profile For Doris Kearns Goodwin

The following is a personality profile of Doris Kearns Goodwin based on her work.

Doris Kearns Goodwin is inner-directed, tranquil and rational.

She is calm-seeking, she prefers activities that are quiet, calm, and safe. She is confident as well: she is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. But, Doris Kearns Goodwin is also calm under pressure: she handles unexpected events calmly and effectively.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for belongingness.

She is relatively unconcerned with both taking pleasure in life and independence. She prefers activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment. And she welcomes when others direct her activities for her.


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