What is Richard N. Goodwin?
[[File:DickNGoodwin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Goodwin in 1965]] '''Richard Naradof Goodwin''' (December 7, 1931 – May 20, 2018) was an American writer. Goodwin was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. He was an advisor and [[speechwriter]] to Presidents [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] and to Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. Goodwin joined Kennedy's speech writing staff in 1959, and after Kennedy's successful presidential bid, served as assistant special counsel to the President in 1961. Goodwin was also a member of Kennedy's Task Force on [[Latin America]]n Affairs and in 1961, was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, a position he held until 1963. From 1963 to 1964, Goodwin served as the Director of the [[International Peace Corps Secretariat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jfklibrary.libguides.com/peacecorps|title=List of Guides: Peace Corps: Archival Holdings|first=Stacey|last=Chandler|website=jfklibrary.libguides.com}}</ref> and in 1964 became special assistant to President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. Goodwin died of [[cancer]] on May 20, 2018 in [[Concord, Massachusetts]] at the age of 86.<ref name=goodwindeath>{{cite web|url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/former-white-house-speechwriter-richard-goodwin-dies|title=Former White House Speechwriter Richard N. Goodwin Dies At 86|date=21 May 2018|publisher=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0329544}} * [http://www.spartacus-educational.com/JFKgoodwin.htm Richard Goodwin biography] * [http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/soft_feminine_s.html Goodwin's Descriptions of meeting Che Guevara, in Kennedy Documents] ''Boston Globe'', January 26, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Richard N.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Massachusetts]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Politicians from Boston]] [[Category:Writers from Boston]] {{US-bio-stub}}