![]() Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincolns political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. Publication date 2005 Topics Lincoln, Abraham. She has also written books about Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedys.Ĭopyright 2021 Fresh Air. Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln Bookreader Item Preview. Goodwin won a Pulitzer Prize for her book, No Ordinary Time, about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In Team of Rivals Goodwin recounts the life and work of our 16th president and his relationship with these powerful men. Chase, and Missouri's distinguished elder statesman Edward Bates. When Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, he appointed three men who'd competed with him for the Republican presidential nomination to his cabinet: New York Sen. Both her book and the film showcase Lincoln's remarkable political skills. Her book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, is about Lincoln's relationship with his cabinet. ![]() When Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg were working on the film Lincoln, they had many conversations with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. ![]()
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