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A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century by Paul Kengor

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century runs 23.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Anderson Foster (about 15.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.4listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 23.4 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.4 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century is an audiobook by Paul Kengor: a 23.4-hour unabridged recording, read by James Anderson Foster, released September 20, 2017, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.4 hrs
Narrated by
James Anderson Foster
Released
September 20, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781541480452

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century as an audiobook?

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century runs 23.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.6 hours.

Is A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century?

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century is narrated by James Anderson Foster.

Is A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.6 hours, saving 7.8 hours.