| Part of Series | Prime Time Radio |
| Length | 58:00 |
| Licensor | Prime Time Radio |
| Producer(s) | Janelle Haskell |
| Formats | Commentary, Weekly Program |
| Topics | Historical, Holidays |
| Produced | 2007 |
| Added to PRX | January 3, 2007 |
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Doris Goodwin's new book: Team of Rivals, is an exhaustive biography of "honest Abe"
Host: Mike Cuthbert; Engineer: Bruce Youngblood; Assistant Producer: Angel Todd
English
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote definitive books on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and the Kennedys. This time around she spent ten years learning about Abraham Lincoln-exploring the personality, ambition, and political genius of the enigmatic leader. Goodwin's new book, Team of Rivals, is an exhaustive biography of "honest Abe". One the next Prime Time Radio, she joins host Mike Cuthbert for a special hour-long conversation about how Lincoln made allies out of enemies to successfully maneuver the nation through its most trying time?the Civil War.
