First published 2019
David M. Rubenstein opens American history through conversations with the nation's leading scholars. The Carlyle Group co-founder and philanthropist brings together bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning historians to discuss the figures they know best. David McCullough explores John Adams while Jon Meacham examines Thomas Jefferson. Ron Chernow discusses Alexander Hamilton and Walter Isaacson analyzes Benjamin Franklin. Doris Kearns Goodwin covers Abraham Lincoln as A. Scott Berg focuses on Charles Lindbergh. Taylor Branch examines Martin Luther King while Robert Caro discusses Lyndon B. Johnson. Bob Woodward tackles Richard Nixon alongside other prominent historians. Chief Justice John Roberts joins for a special dialogue. Each conversation reveals fresh perspectives on pivotal moments spanning from the Founding Era through the late twentieth century. Rubenstein provides introductions while Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden contributes a foreword. Archival images from the Library of Congress illustrate the discussions throughout.
Genres: biography, history, non-fiction, american-history
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figures
Setting: United States
Period: Founding Era, 20th Century
407 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster