We the Presidents - 2nd Edition by Ronald Gruner (Hardcover)

About the Book

We The Presidents explores how American presidents over the last century, from Warren G. Harding to Donald J. Trump, have shaped today's America, and the world.

Book Synopsis

Rather than a traditional presidential history, We The Presidents focuses on a century of presidencies from Warren G. Harding to Donald J. Trump and how their presidencies have shaped today's America, and the world.

Many of today's critical issues including immigration, inflation, income disparity, civil discord, and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East all had their roots in earlier presidencies. Ronald Gruner's engaging and straightforward writing describes how presidencies over the last century have shaped today's America from the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020.

The award-winning We The Presidents is more than an absorbing read; it is a great education on the issues which have shaped the American century up to the present day when democracy, both in America and around the world, faces yet another crucial test of its resilience and strength.

"Essentially reading for every conscientious citizen." - U.S. Review of Books

Review Quotes

Gruner's book gives readers a balanced history of the American presidents ranging from Warren Harding to Donald Trump.... Readers receive a refreshing view of the ways presidents help Americans explore their own consciences.... Gruner's book should be seen as essential reading for every conscientious citizen... -- U.S. Review of Books

Gruner examines American presidents from 1920 through 2020 through the lens of his own experience as the CEO of three technology companies. Unlike many presidential biographies, his narrative downplays politics and ideology and instead focuses mainly on quantitative economics.... This book, written in response to "zero-sum" partisanship and ideological polarization...aims to provide a balanced historical perspective. -- Kirkus Reviews

A number of historical books cover American Presidents, but none is as singularly focused as Ronald Gruner's new book, We The Presidents. Mr. Gruner's experience as an accomplished executive and founder of several technology companies has resulted in a much different perspective of presidential history. His focus on one hundred years of U.S. presidential history is shown primarily through an economic lens. Beginning with Warren Harding in 1921 and ending with Donald Trump in 2021, Mr. Gruner's book, rather than examining a single presidential administration in isolation, establishes the many connections linking presidential administrations. -- The Connector

Gruner's approach, undertaken in a confident, understated tone, consistently throws light on both the personalities and policies of the men in the Oval Office, and the men and women in their orbits. The shifting from historical specifics to wider-angle insights - and challenges - for the reader is expertly done throughout.... It's no mean feat to craft a U.S. Presidents book that feels so refreshingly different from all the others, and somehow Ronald Gruner has done it. -- Open Letters

We The Presidents is a non-traditional presidential history. Imagine a presidential history spanning Warren G. Harding to Donald Trump that never mentions Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative. Instead Gruner discusses how the issues which affect Americans today from income inequality, to failed wars, to resurgent nativism and many other current issues have their roots in the actions taken by presidential administrations over the past century. -- Booklife

In We The Presidents author Ronald Gruner has comprehensively written about more than a dozen American presidents, covering every significant aspect of their presidency and the impact they had in the United States and the world at large.... Ronald Gruner is objective. The author is rational and non-biased. His reasoning is clear.... Without focusing on political parties the author gives readers a non-biased but intriguing overview of American history. -- Literary Titan