What do you think Lincoln did to bring together this Cabinet of rivals?ĭORIS KEARNS GOODWIN: Well, what he had going for him, which I think is so unusual in political life, is that he had a set of emotional strengths that today we might call emotional intelligence. Lincoln appointed Seward secretary of state, Chase secretary of the treasury and Bates attorney general.ĭoris Kearns Goodwin Chronicles Lincoln's relationship with the men in her book Terry spoke to her in 2005, when 'Team of Rivals' was published. 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 Senator William H. Both her book and the film showcase Lincoln's remarkable political skills.

When Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg were working on the film 'Lincoln,' they had many conversations with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, as she was working on her book 'Team of Rivals' about Lincoln's relationship with his Cabinet. She has also written books about Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedys. 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.

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. 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. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Team Of Rivals Subtitle The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Author Doris Kearns Goodwin

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