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The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir by John Bolton (2020, Hardcover)
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John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, he offers a substantive and factual account of his time in the room where it happened.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101982148039
ISBN-139781982148034
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038648836
Product Key Features
Book TitleRoom Where It Happened : a White House Memoir
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicInternational Relations / General, American Government / General, Political, Security (National & International), American Government / Executive Branch
Publication Year2020
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJohn Bolton
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight27.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-402547
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"I can't believe I'm saying this: it's worse than I even imagined." - Stephen Colbert "As much as you think you know about the arrogance, vanity and sheer incompetence of Trump's years in the White House, Bolton's account will still astonish you... No wonder the White House was so determined to block this book." - David Ignatius, Washington Post "A scathing and revelatory account... indispensable, jaw-dropping, and specific...what a truth he offers us." - The New Yorker "Bolton's bombshell book shows it's still possible to be shocked by Trump's presidency" - The Guardian "Mr. Bolton's volume is the first tell-all memoir by such a high-ranking official who participated in major foreign policy events and has a lifetime of conservative credentials. It is a withering portrait of a president ignorant of even basic facts about the world, susceptible to transparent flattery by authoritarian leaders manipulating him and prone to false statements, foul-mouthed eruptions and snap decisions that aides try to manage or reverse." - The New York Times "The most substantive, critical dissection of the president from an administration insider... lays out a long series of jarring and troubling encounters between the president, his top advisers and foreign leaders." - Washington Post "A book full of damning details" - The Economist "Explosive" - Business Insider "Devastating portrait" - Telegraph "Eye-popping" - CNN "Jarring" - Jake Tapper, CNN "Shows the scale and depth of Trump's depravity and corruption." - The Atlantic "A service to the nation... There is no question that this book contains explosive revelations that could well have an impact on the election." - Thomas Wright, The Brookings Institute, The Atlantic "The details are damning." - Fareed Zakaria "The most devastating indictment yet." - Nicolle Wallace "A harrowing portrait" - Mother Jones "Absurdly entertaining" - Ben Domenech, The Federalist "A riveting read" - Trevor Noah, The Daily Show "The most important White House memoir yet to emerge from the Trump administration" - National Review, "I can't believe I'm saying this: it's worse than I even imagined." - Stephen Colbert "As much as you think you know about the arrogance, vanity and sheer incompetence of Trump's years in the White House, Bolton's account will still astonish you... No wonder the White House was so determined to block this book." - David Ignatius, Washington Post "A scathing and revelatory account... indispensable, jaw-dropping, and specific...what a truth he offers us." - The New Yorker "Bolton's bombshell book shows it's still possible to be shocked by Trump's presidency" - The Guardian "Mr. Bolton's volume is the first tell-all memoir by such a high-ranking official who participated in major foreign policy events and has a lifetime of conservative credentials. It is a withering portrait of a president ignorant of even basic facts about the world, susceptible to transparent flattery by authoritarian leaders manipulating him and prone to false statements, foul-mouthed eruptions and snap decisions that aides try to manage or reverse." - The New York Times "The most substantive, critical dissection of the president from an administration insider... lays out a long series of jarring and troubling encounters between the president, his top advisers and foreign leaders." - Washington Post "A book full of damning details" - The Economist "Explosive" - Business Insider "Devastating portrait" - Telegraph "Eye-popping" - CNN "Jarring" - Jake Tapper, CNN "Shows the scale and depth of Trump's depravity and corruption." - The Atlantic "A service to the nation... There is no question that this book contains explosive revelations that could well have an impact on the election." - Thomas Wright, The Brookings Institute, The Atlantic "The details are damning." - Fareed Zakaria "The most devastating indictment yet." - Nicolle Wallace "A harrowing portrait" - Mother Jones "Absurdly entertaining" - Ben Domenech, The Federalist "A riveting read" - Trevor Noah, The Daily Show
Dewey Edition23
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal973.933092
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SynopsisFrom the Epilogue: As if impeachment were not enough, I also found myself confronting the daunting challenge of fighting an incumbent President determined to prevent publication of a book about my White House experiences. Trump behaved typically, directing the seizure and withholding of my advisors' personal and other unclassified documents; despite numerous requests for their return; obstructing my Twitter account; and making outright threats of censorship. His reaction thus ranged from the mean-spirited to the constitutionally impermissible. My reaction ... my response? Game on. Book jacket., Trump's National Security Advisor took detailed notes. The result is the most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration from a senior advisor who had served three previous presidents over 30 years, with stunning revelations about happened inside the most powerful room in the nation., As President Trump's National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves. The result is a White House memoir that is the most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration, and one of the few to date by a top-level official. With almost daily access to the President, John Bolton has produced a precise rendering of his days in and around the Oval Office. What Bolton saw astonished him: a President for whom getting reelected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation. "I am hard-pressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn't driven by reelection calculations," he writes. In fact, he argues that the House committed impeachment malpractice by keeping its prosecution focused narrowly on Ukraine when Trump's Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy--and Bolton documents exactly what those were, and attempts by him and others in the Administration to raise alarms about them. He shows a President addicted to chaos, who embraced our enemies and spurned our friends, and was deeply suspicious of his own government. In Bolton's telling, all this helped put Trump on the bizarre road to impeachment. "The differences between this presidency and previous ones I had served were stunning," writes Bolton, who worked for Reagan, Bush 41, and Bush 43. He discovered a President who thought foreign policy is like closing a real estate deal--about personal relationships, made-for-TV showmanship, and advancing his own interests. As a result, the US lost an opportunity to confront its deepening threats, and in cases like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea ended up in a more vulnerable place. Bolton's account starts with his long march to the West Wing as Trump and others woo him for the National Security job. The minute he lands, he has to deal with Syria's chemical attack on the city of Douma, and the crises after that never stop. As he writes in the opening pages, "If you don't like turmoil, uncertainty, and risk--all the while being constantly overwhelmed with information, decisions to be made, and sheer amount of work--and enlivened by international and domestic personality and ego conflicts beyond description, try something else." The turmoil, conflicts, and egos are all there--from the upheaval in Venezuela, to the erratic and manipulative moves of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, to the showdowns at the G7 summits, the calculated warmongering by Iran, the crazy plan to bring the Taliban to Camp David, and the placating of an authoritarian China that ultimately exposed the world to its lethal lies. But this seasoned public servant also has a great eye for the Washington inside game, and his story is full of wit and wry humor about how he saw it played.
LC Classification NumberE912
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- Jul 01, 2020Top favorable review
Explosive
Excellent information on insight into inner workings of Trump White House and Trump himself. The author is no fool but was National Security Advisor to president Trump. This book is massive with inside information on president Trump’s daily routine at the White House.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Sep 01, 2020Top critical review
He got that part close to right, except there were many overseas trips and meetings that occured elsewhere.
John Bolton was the hero in every incident he wrote about, if he wasn't involved he told the hero what he thought should be done. I realize he has had many different titles and jobs over many years. I just don't see him doing and knowing as much as he tells us. I hate to sort of agree with Trump but, I feel he wrote this book to make money not to tell the world the truth about Donald Trump. Trump is definitely not fit to be President. He does not have the temperment or knowledge to be president, he does not listen to his advisors and every sentence out of his mouth is a lie. Bolton basically told many tales of Trump having no idea what to do or say. This is the part that is good and makes the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 14, 2020
The Room Where It Happened
well documented,after reading could understand why Bolton and Trump would eventually crash and burn (book result of two ego consumed individuals both should have stayed in private sector as neither appeared to be in public service.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 27, 2022
Eh! The author was the draw.
It seems to be more about what others did wrong and it wasn't Boltons fault. Nothing from behind the scenes. Bolton should have testified at the impeachment. That would make the book more interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 06, 2024
Book in terrific shape. Excellent item. ...
Book in terrific shape. Excellent item. Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 07, 2020
First Person, ego centric, "This is what I saw heard and said."
IF you want to see how John Bolton's mind work and priorities are set from the inside, it is truly impressive. I was much more interested in a chronicle of the times, and it was much more first person and ego centric than expected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 25, 2023
A very bad man Bolton, discusses another very bad man Trump.
Bolton left me feeling nothing but contempt for the entire Republican establishment, and Bolton in particular. Sure Trump was a horrible president, Bolton made that clear, but Bolton did pretty much nothing about it. Perhaps that is for the best since Bolton himself lives a deluded fantasy of right wing nonsense. This book left me feeling sick to my stomach.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 07, 2020
Exactly what I wanted.
I got a message following my purchase that allowed me to download my E-book. It is exactly as described. The book was a very interesting and exiting memoir of his experiences. I highly reccomend it.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 27, 2020
Awesome Audiobook
I love to listen to books so I was very happy this one was available so soon!! I am listening to it in the car and it’s great.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 29, 2020
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Details. Juicy Details. Havent finished the book yet, but so far I've been intrigued since the 1st page.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
