Richard N. Goodwin, Adviser to Democratic Presidents, Dies at 86

In a Jan. 12, 1966, photo provided by the White House, President Lyndon Johnson, third from left, prepares for his State of the Union address with Richard Goodwin, left, and the presidential aides Jack Valenti, second from left, and Joseph Califano Jr., right. Goodwin, a senior adviser and speechwriter for Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson whose later work as an author, journalist and political consultant reflected his unswerving liberal outlook, died on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at his home in Concord, Mass. He was 86. (The White House via The New York Times) --FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY --