{"id":67514,"date":"2012-10-19T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=67514"},"modified":"2014-06-09T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T16:26:42","slug":"doris-kearns-goodwin-speaks-about-the-american-presidency-at-contemporary-issues-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/10\/doris-kearns-goodwin-speaks-about-the-american-presidency-at-contemporary-issues-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris Kearns Goodwin Speaks About the American Presidency at Contemporary Issues Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Gov. Mitt Romney, traded witticisms at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in NYC on Thursday evening, an appreciative audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts heard noted author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin speak about lessons learned from studying the American presidency.<\/p>\n

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Doris Kearns Goodwin’s appearance was the opening presentation of the Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Goodwin\u2019s lecture was the opening presentation of the Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum, a program designed to bring outstanding scholars, leaders, and policy makers to the UConn campus.<\/p>\n

Her appearance was timed to take advantage of news surrounding hotly contested political races on local, state, and national levels. During her time on campus, Goodwin also spent time talking with students and she participated in a book signing held immediately after her presentation.<\/p>\n

Among Goodwin\u2019s most noteworthy works are the Pulitzer-prize winning \u201cNo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: the American Homefront During World War II\u201d as well as biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n

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Joseph Briody, associate director for leadership development in the Division of Student Affairs spoke with Goodwin in the Jorgensen Gallery.(Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks with Kyle Constable ’16 (CLAS), left at the Jorgensen Gallery on Oct. 18, 2012. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Stephen Petkis ’13 (CLAS), left, and John Khalil ’13 (CLAS) share a light moment with Goodwin prior to her presentation. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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