The American Presidency

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The American Presidency is certainly among the world's most studied institutions, yet there is always more to learn. In this episode Rick interviews David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group and author of The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency. They explore Rubenstein's deep fascination with the U.S. presidency, stemming from his personal experiences in Washington and interviews with scholars and former presidents. Rubenstein shares insights into the leadership qualities of figures like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and modern presidents such as Obama, Trump, and George W. Bush. The conversation delves into the importance of voting, the influence of speechwriters, and how the presidency shapes history. David's book, The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency, available now. Timestamps: (00:01:19) The Highest Calling (00:07:15) Obama's legacy (00:09:23) The hinge of history president (00:19:26) George W. Bush Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square.
0:02.0	Square. what was called an enemy's list which is rather expensive and continually being updated.
0:16.6	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:19.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:27.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
0:36.0	On January 6 of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:42.0	So, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
0:44.0	You're doing on.
0:45.0	It's real.
0:47.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
0:50.0	Hi folks and welcome back to the enemies list podcast. I'm your host Rick Wilson.
0:57.0	My guest today is David Rubinstein who is a co-founder and co-chair
1:01.0	of the Carlisle Group.
1:02.6	He is an author.
1:03.6	He is a guy who's been deeply embedded in good causes
1:07.0	and philanthropies for some time.
1:09.0	He has a tremendous new book coming out
1:11.1	called The Highest Calling, Conversations on the American presidency.
1:15.8	And David, thank you for joining us today on the podcast.
1:18.8	I wanted to ask you first, what was it that inspired you to write this book and to choose the authors you talked to about
1:26.9	The presidency for this book? Well when I was a little boy I remember John Kennedy driving past my house in Baltimore and
1:36.7	his way to a campaign event and ever since then I've been enamored a bit with the
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