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The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency
Book • 2024
In The Highest Calling, David M. Rubenstein offers a comprehensive look at the American presidency by blending history and anecdote.
He chronicles the journeys of presidents who have defined America, their visions for its future, and their legacies on the world stage.
The book includes original interviews with most of the living US presidents and noted presidential historians like Annette Gordon-Reed, Ron Chernow, and Candice Millard.
Drawing from his own experience in the Carter administration, Rubenstein provides fresh perspectives on the political genius and challenges of the presidential role, as well as the wisdom that emerges from it.
He chronicles the journeys of presidents who have defined America, their visions for its future, and their legacies on the world stage.
The book includes original interviews with most of the living US presidents and noted presidential historians like Annette Gordon-Reed, Ron Chernow, and Candice Millard.
Drawing from his own experience in the Carter administration, Rubenstein provides fresh perspectives on the political genius and challenges of the presidential role, as well as the wisdom that emerges from it.
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David Rubenstein on the American presidency
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A Second Assassination Plot and the New Era of Political Violence
