A review by dasbooch
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin

5.0

Dorris Kearns Goodwin crafts an epic tale of the United States’ shift from the laissez-faire ideology to the progressive era and a new attitude to the role of the United States government. To achieve this she follows the unique characters of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, as well as the early investigative journalists of the McClure’s Magazine. Masterfully told, she brings each of her characters and the state of the country at that period completely to life. She highlights the personalities and ideological drives of each President and journalist. Though I felt the conclusion could have been more formative and reflective on the drive of the book, I breezed through the long epoch, and enjoyed it thoroughly.