The Highest Calling: Conversations On The American Presidency

The Highest Calling: Conversations On The American Presidency

  • Author: Jonathan Darman
  • Narrator: David M. Rubenstein
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 18:49:00
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Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.

For years, bestselling author David M. Rubenstein has distilled the contours of American democracy through conversations with noted leaders and historians. In The Highest Calling, he offers an enlightening overview of arguably the single most important position in the world: the American presidency.

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.

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Chapters

  • 001 TheHighestCalling Open Dedication

    Duration: 01min
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  • 002 TheHighestCalling Preface

    Duration: 01min
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  • 003 TheHighestCalling Introduction

    Duration: 28min
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  • 004 TheHighestCalling Chapter1 DouglasBradburnOnGeorgeWashington Introduction

    Duration: 04min
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  • 005 TheHighestCalling Chapter1 DouglasBradburnOnGeorgeWashington Interview

    Duration: 58min
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  • 006 TheHighestCalling Chapter2 AnnetteGordonReedOnThomasJefferson Introduction

    Duration: 07min
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  • 007 TheHighestCalling Chapter2 AnnetteGordonReedOnThomasJefferson Interview

    Duration: 36min
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  • 008 TheHighestCalling Chapter3 TedWidmerOnAbrahamLincoln Introduction

    Duration: 03min
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  • 009 TheHighestCalling Chapter3 TedWidmerOnAbrahamLincoln Interview

    Duration: 37min
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  • 010 TheHighestCalling Chapter4 RonChernowOnUlyssesSGrant Introduction

    Duration: 04min
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  • 011 TheHighestCalling Chapter4 RonChernowOnUlyssesSGrant Interview edit v2 DeVerb

    Duration: 32min
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  • 012 TheHighestCalling Chapter5 CandiceMillardOnJamesAGarfield Introduction

    Duration: 03min
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  • 013 TheHighestCalling Chapter5 CandiceMillardOnJamesAGarfield Interview

    Duration: 31min
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  • 014 TheHighestCalling Chapter6 AmityShlaesOnCalvinCoolidge Introduction

    Duration: 02min
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  • 015 TheHighestCalling Chapter6 AmityShlaesOnCalvinCoolidge Interview

    Duration: 23min
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  • 016 TheHighestCalling Chapter7 JonathanDarmanOnFranklinDelanoRoosevelt Introduction

    Duration: 03min
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  • 017 TheHighestCalling Chapter7 JonathanDarmanOnFranklinDelanoRoosevelt Interview

    Duration: 44min
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  • 018 TheHighestCalling Chapter8 JeffreyFrankOnHarrySTruman Introduction

    Duration: 02min
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  • 019 TheHighestCalling Chapter8 JeffreyFrankOnHarrySTruman Interview

    Duration: 33min
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  • 020 TheHighestCalling Chapter9 SusanEisenhowerOnDwightDEisenhower Introduction

    Duration: 02min
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