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Richard N. Goodwin

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American speechwriter (1931-2018)

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Richard Naradof Goodwin was an American writer and presidential advisor. He was an aide and speechwriter to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and to Senator Eugene McCarthy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

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Goodwin in 1965 (left), with Bill Moyers and President Johnson in the Oval Office.Goodwin in 1965 (left), with Bill Moyers and President Johnson in the Oval Office.

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Richard Naradof Goodwin was an American writer and presidential advisor. He was an aide and speechwriter to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and to Senator Eugene McCarthy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was married to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin for 42 years until his death in 2018 after a brief case of cancer.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2018 · aged 86
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