Moments that defined a nation: an evening with Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses pivotal moments in American history and presidential leadership at Temple Emanu-El.
Why we picked this
Goodwin has spent her career inside the minds of Lincoln, the Roosevelts, and LBJ. Her ability to draw clean lines between historical turning points and today's fractures makes this the kind of evening that reframes the news you read tomorrow.
Doris Kearns Goodwin brings decades of presidential scholarship to Temple Emanu-El for an evening examining the moments that bent the arc of American history. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Team of Rivals, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, and No Ordinary Time has an uncommon gift for making historical parallels feel urgent rather than academic.
Goodwin’s work has shaped how Americans understand leadership under pressure, from Lincoln’s cabinet strategy to FDR’s wartime resolve. Her talks draw on deep archival research and personal relationships with figures like LBJ, for whom she served as a White House Fellow.
This is an in-person event at one of New York’s most architecturally stunning venues.