Working

"Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, the oral history by Studs Terkel from 1974. I'd suggest this because it's very readable and because it might give the president some insight into the everyday lives of Americans."

"There’s no law against asking strangers about their lives and feelings, although sometimes it really feels like there is. This is the kind of thing I want to read all day long, on every aspect of life (and there’s more, Terkel collected oral histories on race, the great depression, movies and plays, etc.)"