Doris Kearns Goodwin appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Nov. 5, 2018.
,

Presidents who have effectively led the nation out of trying times seem to share some key attributes. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian writes about those qualities in her new book “Leadership in Turbulent Times.”

,

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin recently visited Chicago to receive the prestigious Sandburg Literary Award from the Chicago Public Library and its foundation. It follows her major role in filmmaker Ken Burns' latest PBS documentary on the Roosevelts -- Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor.

We revisit a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about her latest epic biography on the presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft that brought radical change to America. Read a book excerpt.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins us to talk about her latest epic biography on the presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft that brought radical change to America. Read a book excerpt.