An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

For the Ages: A History Podcast

For the Ages: A History Podcast
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
May 04, 2026 Season 5 Episode 17
The New York Historical

It’s been said that if you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t really there, but when Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her late husband, Dick, started to go through his papers from his time as one of the men behind JFK’s New Frontier, co-designer of LBJ’s Great Society, and RFK’s close advisor, that revolutionary decade became as tangible to the couple as it was 60 years ago. Goodwin, who also worked for Johnson, joins David M. Rubenstein for a conversation on historical reckoning and the people who make history behind the scenes. 

Recorded on December 2, 2024