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Doris Kearns Goodwin: The greatest thing a president can display is 'character'
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February 17, 2026
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1:30Now PlayingOn Presidents Day, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reflected on the qualities that define great leadership. Citing Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and FDR, she argued that the most important trait a president can display is "character": humility, empathy, resilience and ambition for something larger than themselves.
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