In revealing conversations with our greatest historians, cofounder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes listeners on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story.
These lively dialogues present some of the biggest names in American history exploring the subjects they intimately know and understand. Youâll hear live recordings of:
âDavid McCullough on John Adams
âRon Chernow on Alexander Hamilton
âWalter Isaacson on Benjamin Franklin
âCokie Roberts on Founding Mothers
âDoris Kearns Goodwin on Abraham Lincoln
âA. Scott Berg on Charles Lindbergh
âJay Winik on Franklin D. Roosevelt and 1944
âJean Edward Smith on Dwight D. Eisenhower
âTaylor Branch on Martin Luther King
âBob Woodward on Richard Nixon
âH.W. Brands on Ronald Reagan
âAnd a special conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts
Through his popular program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of todayâs most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American Story, David shares almost a dozen interviews that capture the brilliance of todayâs most esteemed historians, as well as the souls of their subjects. The audiobook presents archival recordings of these interviews and features new introductions by Rubenstein as well as a foreword by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to lead our national library.
Through these captivating exchanges, these bestselling and Pulitzer Prizeâwinning authors offer fresh insight on pivotal moments from the Founding Era to the late 20th century.