Presidential Historian, Public Speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
Doris is a world-renowned presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 best-selling author.
Her seventh book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, was published in September 2018 to critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times bestseller. A culmination of Doris's five-decade career of studying the American presidents focusing on Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson, the book provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field, and for all of us in our everyday lives.
Doris’s career as a presidential historian and author was inspired when, as a 24-year-old graduate student, at Harvard she was selected to join the White House Fellows, one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. Doris worked with Johnson in the White House and later assisted him in the writing of his memoirs.
She then wrote Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, which became a national bestseller and achieved critical acclaim. It was re-released in Spring 2019, highlighting LBJ’s accomplishments in domestic affairs that have stood the test of time.
Doris was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II. The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys was adapted into an award-winning five-part TV miniseries. Her memoir, Wait Till Next Year, is the heartwarming story of growing up loving her family and baseball. Her sixth book The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism won the Carnegie Medal and is being developed into a film.
Doris’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln served as the basis for Steven Spielberg's hit film Lincoln and was awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize, the inaugural Book Prize for American History, and the Lincoln Leadership Prize.
Well known for her appearances and commentary on television, Doris is frequently seen in documentaries, including Ken Burns' The History of Baseball and The Roosevelts: An Intimate History; and on news and cable networks all the major television and cable networks and shows including Meet the Press and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Most recently she played herself as a teacher to Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons and a historian on American Horror Story.
Doris graduated magna cum laude from Colby College. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Government from Harvard University, where she taught Government, including a course on the American Presidency.
Among her many honors and awards, Doris was awarded the Charles Frankel Prize, the Sarah Josepha Hale Medal, the New England Book Award, as well as the Carl Sandburg Literary Award.
Doris recently founded Pastimes Productions with Beth Laski to develop film, television and digital projects.
Doris lives in Concord, Massachusetts. She was the first woman to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room, and is a devoted fan of the World Series-winning team.
Doris reflects on more than 150 years of U.S. history to put into context our most recent unprecedented presidency – a fast-paced, unpredictable and at times impulsive Administration. By sharing her deep understanding of the ambition, resolution and resilience of some of our nation’s most revered presidents, Doris explains how past setbacks and triumphs shed light on the cultural, economic and political transformations that define today’s turbulent times. With a goal of educating and entertaining audiences, Doris brings to life some of our most successful presidents to provide insight for today’s leaders, and to demonstrate that however fractured our modern political culture has become, our democracy is also resilient and has survived—even thrived—through more troubling times in the past.
Tuesday, October 26, 2020
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
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