Nerve Center: Inside the White House Situation Room

Description

Created in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the White House Situation Room is the president's intelligence and alert center, providing vital communication and crisis management capabilities. The public's knowledge of it comes almost entirely from Hollywood, which has failed to capture its real drama. Bohn gives an insider's account, based on his own experiences and interviews with numerous current and former officials, telling the colorful forty-year history of arguably the most important facility in the world.

"I can think of no group of people who have served with as much loyalty, professionalism, and dedication as the men and women of the Situation Room. Nerve Center tells the story of these people and gives the reader a vivid and unprecedented tour of the fascinating world of the White House Situation Room." -Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser to Presidents Nixon and Ford