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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

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By: Doris Kearns Goodwin (Author)

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  1. Starflower –

    Historian and History Maker, a Privileged Journey
    It felt like a gift. Finishing Doris Kearns Goodwin’s AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, I felt as though I had been on a journey, soaring high above the clouds, above any ordinary world. Here was history recounted with far more than first-person witness, here was history by the history maker. Richard Goodwin was not only there, but there was there because of his presence. Time and time again: JFK, LBJ, RFK and everything in between. Doris Kearns Goodwin recounts the 1960’s with her husband as they plow through boxes of archives. Archives precious beyond photos, precious beyond news clips, precious because this witness to history is more upfront and center than anyone else was ever allowed – a speechwriter, an advisor, a friend of icons of our time. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a splendid storyteller, especially with a delicious story to tell. Filled with emotion, this true account brims with love. One of my favorite books of the year.

  2. Carl –

    Fascinating close up look at key figures of the 1960s by a great historian who had
    The author is one of the most knowledgeable historians of this periods. Her writing style is compelling and insightful!

  3. Bobby D. –

    Reminisces of the past… well told
    The historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has offered up both an individual memoir and testimonial to her late husband Richard (Dick) Goodwin. They were married for over 40 years. Dick was instrumental as an adviser and speechwriter for Presidents Kennedy and LBJ… and friends with Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. The couple over their life together amassed many boxes (over 300) of letters, speeches, and memorabilia mostly from their 1960 experiences and relationships. They both had special access to two Presidents and a third possible one was denied. In preparation for this book, they decided to go through all of this material using it as a springboard to tell the 1960s from their perspectives.There is nothing new in the way of undiscovered history in the book, although it offers unique insight into the major moments of the 1960s. It made me regret that Richard Goodwin did not write his biography. Yet he has found a loving and understanding communicator in Doris’s good hands. This reads as a living contemporaneous document. It feels as if you are with Doris and Dick as they sift through boxes full of memories and truths, like your with old friends who wish to reconnect with their past. Dick Goodwin died May 20, 2018 age 86. Doris is now 81.

  4. mishmish –

    As usual with Doris Kern Godwin’s histories this book is more than just a history of the Kennedys and President Johnson and the fight for civil rights. With the background of the sixties Ms Godwin also gives us a detailed picture of her husband and herself in those exciting times, working in the White House, writing famous speeches for the presidents (her husband), sharing President Johnson’s memories near the end of his life (herself) and the many devoted Americans who believed in the changing times and the end of racism. It is also the story of Godwin’s life with her husband and their shared interests and love of America. Written after the death of her husband, the book is a tribute to him and to his political fights.

  5. Christine Hung –

    very practising, effective and useful as well as have a very great analysis.

  6. Barry Milton Nicholls –

    A beautifully told story of a turbulent period of US politics. Also a love story over several decades. Makes sense of complexity with enlivened yet easily understandable prose.

  7. Paul Bacisnchi –

    Like all books by Doris Kerarns Goodwin beautifully written and loaded with information

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