Portrait of a President: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Portrait of a President audiobook runs 6.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett narrates 394 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,244 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
405 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Book of Charlie
- MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
- The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
- The Final Witness
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
Portrait of a President is an audiobook by William Manchester: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released April 21, 2020, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Barrett
- Released
- April 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781094130545
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Portrait of a President audiobook?
Portrait of a President runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is the Portrait of a President audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Portrait of a President?
Portrait of a President is narrated by Joe Barrett.