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The Highest Calling Conversations on the American Presidency

David M. Rubenstein

A For years, bestselling author David M. Rubenstein has distilled the contours of American democracy through conversations with noted leaders and historians. In

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It explored the history of the US presidency, highlighted the legacies of presidents like Lincoln and Washington, and discussed the motivations behind individuals seeking the office.

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So it's a job that people are dying to do and lining up for all the time.

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It explored the history of the US presidency, highlighted the legacies of presidents like Lincoln and Washington, and discussed the motivations behind individuals seeking the office.

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So it's a job that people are dying to do and lining up for all the time.

Yeah, oh yes. Because I worked there as a young man. I worked in the White House when I was 27 years old for Jimmy Carter for four years.

And so I've always fascinated by presidents and presidential memorials. I guess I put up a fair amount of money to make these memorials better than they were.

He didn't really want to be president. No male member of his family had ever lived past 50. He was 57 when he became president.

The reason I would like to talk to Lincoln more than anybody else is because he was the person who decided to hold the union together.

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