Politics

Dick Goodwin, the Kennedy-LBJ Speechwriter Who Changed the ’60s—and the Country

RIP, 1931-2018

For Jack, Bobby, and Lyndon, he wrote some of the most eloquent words they ever spoke and was one of the most important figures of his year.

Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
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