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The highest calling : conversations on the American Presidency

ISBN: 1668067625
ISBN: 9781668067628
Physical Description: 472 pages ; 24 cm print
Edition: First Simon &amp; Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon &amp; Schuster, 2024
Copyright: &copy;2024

Summary:

"Blending history and anecdote, Rubenstein chronicles the journeys of the presidents who have defined America as it exists now, what they envision for its future, and their legacy on the world stage. Drawing from his own experience in the Carter administration, he engages in dialogues with our nation's presidents and the historians who study them. Get exclusive access to fresh perspectives, including: original interviews with most of the living US presidents; interviews with noted presidential historians like Annette Gordon-Reed, Ron Chernow, Candice Millard, and more. Through insightful analysis, Rubenstein captures our country's most prominent leaders, the political genius and frays of the presidential role, and the wisdom that emerges from it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Douglas Bradburn on George Washington
Gordon Wood on John Adam and Thomas Jefferson
Annette Gordon-Reed on Thomas Jefferson
Ted Widmer on Abraham Lincoln
Ron Chernow on Ulysses S. Grant
Candice Millard on James Garfield
A. Scott Berg on Woodrow Wilson
Amity Schlaes on Calvin Coolidge
Jonathan Darman on Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jeffrey Frank on Harry S. Truman
Susan Eisenhower on Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fredrik Logevall on John F. Kennedy
Evan Thomas on Richard M. Nixon
Richard Norton Smith on Gerald R. Ford
Kai Bird on Jimmy Carter
Timothy J. Naftali on George H.W. Bush
President William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
President George W. Bush
Peter Baker on Barack Obama
President Donald J. Trump
Maggie Haberman on Donald J. Trump
President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Franklin Foer on Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Conclusion
Postscript
Ackowledgments
Index.