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Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on the adaptation of her book into the hit movie, “Lincoln”.
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Good morning to tell -- -- -- good morning -- -- so glad to -- -- -- scenario.
I -- it's been a Carnival wild ride this last month but is that a lot of fun and pretty -- and employment in.
Really has been anybody from thinking that it'll be fun to have a movie made up about but it's been more than that I think because.
The movies just seems to have struck a chord in terms of being part of -- common conversation about politics -- You know maybe you really can -- make it an honorable vocation even if you're making deal -- Pardon then giving -- that in order to get something done which is really the center of the movie.
-- all through the last couple years it's been under that the take.
I'm Daniel Day-Lewis the Springfield and walking through Lincoln's house -- they house and the -- -- and really give him before he was.
Starting on becoming -- a feeling of becoming like it and -- you know it just becomes trying to.
And then that I went up to Richmond for this.
Building have been and then finally hits out so it's it's so long long -- -- blog that's likely to do about them that they could make it will be.
Saw I didn't realize you were that intimately.
Involved.
A lot of times do -- all -- some of -- just solid.
So the tourism -- folks and an amateur movie and they don't have much implement our -- -- have a lot on.
No really I mean I think it's because they don't have to do and -- that way -- aptly write once -- -- the right.
It really is their property but in this case -- bill -- and -- candidate producer.
And so he could stay there -- here.
-- -- -- you know really right along the way I -- all the script Fatone came out with.
Originally was 800 pages -- covered more of the book that it was excited and it was 400 than it was 200.
And I agreed with shortening means the plot line in order to have -- -- as a character emerge more -- And they've been great about including live at every part of it which makes it -- I really watched Allen movie gets made this time.
My husband that had -- movie made about his experiences that as the -- television quiz show she's on the best -- which was also wonderful movie by Robert Redford.
We went to the premiere and went to some of the building but.
Dense and actually that when we look pretty about who could Rob Morrow came and lived at our house for a while to get my husband characteristic self.
We've been really lucky I mean I know a lot of people can feel good up and -- Movie get made -- about but we've elected our case.
That is -- Jindal and aren't aren't -- -- We're doctor Doris Kearns -- sure referred to her -- -- government who by the way is it is is a brilliant writer and -- work for.
-- -- Kennedy held for.
For Lyndon Johnson and White House enough and so the door stores -- for the last -- a couple of and -- just on a college luncheon.
Yeah I was just in graduate school I went through billions or.
LB jag did it used to be a badge of honor just say you're trying to -- -- -- -- got a little more complicated mathematical and it.
But it was bill -- -- no experience in my life to be with that crazy.
Character of them endorsement on the Texas -- sell the -- formed frozen.
Helter -- -- laws and we're not sure quite well -- on donor and I'm never have been able to get to troops out of Doris but apparently.
Nothing to discredit Richard from proposing marriage for her -- -- I don't know him I'm happily married -- percent.
DN LBJ because you know if he were in the middle of this whole fiscal crisis right now he would have those Republicans and the Democrats actually living on that second floor of the White House.
They be given rogue that they be talking at night -- be talking about this in the morning they wouldn't get out.
Until some sort of deal was -- that was the power -- -- what he had to pull people together he's still remains.
What -- interesting figures in our political history.
So back to all of -- -- likened to an airborne -- rivals.
When does go on their bottom but bought from you and then and nearer and nearer initial.
Discussions -- publishes billboard and others.
What don't what a -- what what what did you get a sense of what aspect.
Of what portion of your book or that and interpret -- were Brian -- focus of mobile.
Well the weirdest thing is that -- feel that they originally optioned the rights for the book I hadn't thought I'd only written about three chapters this happened way way back in 2000.
I met him at a documentary that he was doing on the millennium.
And he knew I was writing about Lincoln -- said pretty shaken and could have first look at them.
You know that this be 25 people lined up into an historical document downlink and so I think that yes.
And then he called me from various movies that that he was working on to relax.
Just to talk about -- he always wanted to make a movie about Lincoln and I tell them whatever Lincoln had done that that -- So -- in 2001 he decided didn't want to wait anymore option that eventually bought it and it wasn't until 2005 that actually finished the book.
And it was then that he started seriously beginning to figure out what.
Part of that he was gonna -- and when Tony -- came on board.
Together they worked out to do this thriller up passing the thirteenth amendment would have.
Narrative drive but you'd still get Lincoln which -- book the -- I cared about I wanna -- -- that I thought I knew.
It was funny that we tell stories.
That was the one they had kept telling telling you must seven tell stories that he has themselves happened doesn't doubtful stories in there which shows the warmth of -- factor.
But does strengthen the conviction the -- he walked in the kind of funny labor away his high pitched polite.
They've got it they really cared about all the authenticity so that was really an honor to find.
Talk to customers generally is America right it is a wonderful almighty god he's brilliant.
It's absolutely -- I mean there was the absolute pleasure I think he's become a friend as well we talk all the time out.
It really became -- that you become part of I can see why.
When people in movies that I just has such a minute miniscule.
Dealing abacus when you're really in -- -- -- their for months and months and months but I think he wiped out that when it's over because you have become part of the team and it's pretty intense.
It is our core -- are dark -- -- Doris -- governor and enrichment program.
About her book to him arrivals which is -- the movie Lincoln is based on a couple of other questions here.
Senator John Kerry do love you like induction.
I like him very much did you know it for a long time and like him very much and I think something will happen in terms that.
Some position in the government -- -- -- I think he'd be very good at either secretary of state or defense.
Now I'd like to sentiment the sector -- statement.
-- -- him a lot of on a long time and all -- thank you don't insisting thing.
I was diagnosed with -- -- it discovers there's merit to -- enough.
What -- you and I can -- probably -- -- I was diagnosed with prostate cancer about four years ago.
I've decided -- my wife and I decided to have -- To battle it holistic way which I've done so sudden that is so I have neither chemotherapy -- -- British -- -- opera stemming else.
As so he called me.
Our 'cause he had prostate cancer operation -- -- called me as I was reared because of a diverse of -- does a great guy.
It calls of these as you know if I hadn't been running for president of -- contract as you remember you -- -- and I would do exactly what you're doing.
So it's a shame because -- There's the most over treated cancer on the planet is prostate cancer and some somebody men get operations and his country's latest.
They absolutely don't -- you -- becomes a that are a -- The severity of -- broad -- of interest and it.
Really is -- -- these very loyal to friends bill and I think has felt loyalty you over time and certainly not feel loyal to him out.
And you look god they must have you must be feeling well I watch this morning before I came under the -- Thank you very much -- all due to Imus and doctor Aaron casts and others and so.
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