Signed Copy: The Highest Calling - Conversations on the American Presidency

• David M. Rubenstein
• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Signed copies available for a limited time

• Product Description

• 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 envisioned 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 U.S. presidents
  - Interviews with noted presidential historians like Annette Gordon-Reed, Ron Chernow, Candice Millard, and more

  Through “chatty, insightful, and enlightening” (The Wall Street Journal) 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.

Since George Washington took the mantle as our first President in 1789, a total of 45 men have served in 47 presidencies. Alongside the President, a total of 49 men and 1 woman have served as the Vice President.

The President of the United States directs the executive branch and is commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. While the power of the President has ebbed and flowed over the years, the President holds significant domestic and international power today.

The current President of the United States is Donald J. Trump, serving his non-consecutive second term in office; JD Vance is the current Vice President.

The National Archives holds and manages presidential records, primarily through its network of sixteen Presidential Libraries and online resources. Presidential Libraries are archives and museums, bringing together the documents and artifacts of a President and his administration and presenting them to the public for study and discussion without regard for political considerations or affiliations.