Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-06-13
Books mentioned on What We Learned Reading Ron DeSantis's Books
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What Were We Thinking
What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada is a critical examination of the political literature and media produced during the Donald Trump presidency, analyzing the meta-narratives that emerged from that era.
Discussed“it's called what were we thinking and which he read the torrent of trump era political books and tried to understand the meta-narrative that emerged out of them”
Where to get it
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Dreams From Our Founding Fathers
Dreams From Our Founding Fathers by Ron DeSantis is an early, self-published book by the political figure that explores American history and constitutional principles through a conservative lens.
Discussed“it's called dreams from my founding fathers get it uh yes it is a a pretty uh overt and unsubtle dig at Obama's dreams from my father”
Where to get it
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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of U.
Recommended“the first one I want to recommend is the Memoirs by Ulysses Grant it covers his time at West Point fighting in the Mexican-American war in the Civil War”
Where to get it
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An hour before daylight
An hour before daylight is a memoir by Jimmy Carter that chronicles the former United States President's rural childhood growing up on a farm in Georgia.
Recommended“the next book I want to recommend is called an hour before daylight and it's a one of several Memoirs that Jimmy Carter wrote”
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All the best, George Bush
All the Best, George Bush is a comprehensive collection of personal letters compiled by the 41st U.S.
Recommended“and the last book is a book of letters it's called all the best by George Bush and it is a massive book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Dreams from My Father
“it is a a pretty uh overt and unsubtle dig at Obama's dreams from my father the Memoir he wrote in the 90s”