Doris Kearns Goodwin Reading Order

3 books (1999–2023)

Doris Kearns Goodwin has compiled three anthologies of essays and reflections published between 1999 and 2023. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with In Our Own Words, followed by Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America's Greatest Leader, and concluding with A Word on Words. The series appears to be complete.

Start with In Our Own Words and read in order.

#	Title
1	In Our Own Words 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America's Greatest Leader 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Word on Words 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1976–2024)

Doris Kearns Goodwin's non-fiction series spans nearly five decades of historical biography and leadership studies, beginning with Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream in 1976 and continuing through 2024 with nine books total. The series should be read in publication order, as each work builds on Goodwin's evolving approach to examining American political figures and the nature of leadership across different eras. While the series remains ongoing, it encompasses comprehensive biographical accounts and explorations of presidential power, personal relationships that shaped history, and the qualities that define effective leaders. These books appeal to readers interested in twentieth-century American history and the lives of presidents and their families.

Start with Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, the first of 9 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	No Ordinary Time 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wait Till Next Year 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Team of Rivals 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Bully Pulpit 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Leadership: In Turbulent Times 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible