{"product_id":"life-after-power-seven-presidents-and-their-search-for-purpose-beyond-the-white-house-hardcover","title":"Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJared Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAccidental Presidents \u003c\/i\u003eexplores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormer presidents have an unusual place in American life. King George III believed that George Washington's departure after two terms made him \"the greatest character of the age.\" But Alexander Hamilton worried former presidents might \"[wander] among the people like ghosts.\" They were both right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife After Power \u003c\/i\u003etells the stories of seven former presidents, from the Founding to today. Each changed history. Each offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Jefferson was the first former president to accomplish great things after the White House, shaping public debates and founding the University of Virginia, an accomplishment he included on his tombstone, unlike his presidency. John Quincy Adams served in Congress and became a leading abolitionist, passing the torch to Abraham Lincoln. Grover Cleveland was the only president in American history to serve a nonconsecutive term. William Howard Taft became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Herbert Hoover shaped the modern conservative movement, led relief efforts after World War II, reorganized the executive branch, and reconciled John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Jimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency in American history, advancing humanitarian causes, human rights, and peace. George W. Bush made a clean break from politics, bringing back George Washington's precedent, and reminding the public that the institution of the presidency is bigger than any person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJared Cohen explores the untold stories in the final chapters of these presidents' lives, offering a gripping and illuminating account of how they went from President of the United States one day, to ordinary citizens the next. He tells how they handled very human problems of ego, finances, and questions about their legacy and mortality. He shows how these men made history after they left the White House.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJared Cohen is the president of global affairs and cohead of applied innovation at Goldman Sachs, where he joined as a partner and member of the firm's management committee in 2022. Before joining Goldman Sachs, he was CEO of Jigsaw, which he founded at Alphabet Inc. in 2016. Prior to that, he was Google's first director of ideas and chief advisor to Google's chief executive officer and executive chairman Eric Schmidt. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a member of the Secretary of State's policy planning staff and as a close advisor to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of five books, most recently \u003ci\u003eAccidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been named to the \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e100 list, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Top 100 Global Thinkers,\" and \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e's \"40 Under 40.\" He lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44778830397542,"sku":"9781982154547","price":40.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/rU5MeIAuIo9781982154547.webp?v=1771080873","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/life-after-power-seven-presidents-and-their-search-for-purpose-beyond-the-white-house-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}