Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Lehrer (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
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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
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain is an audiobook by Jim Lehrer: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Lehrer, released September 13, 2011, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Lehrer
- Released
- September 13, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780307878458
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain audiobook?
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is the Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain audiobook free?
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Who narrates Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain?
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain is narrated by Jim Lehrer.