The Highest Calling - Conversations on the American Presidency
By David M. Rubenstein

From theand New York Timesand bestselling author ofand The American Storyand andand How to Leadand and host of PBS'sand 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,and George W. Bush,and 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. Inand 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 moreThrough 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.