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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
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I didn’t find this a partisan read. It had more of a journalistic approach to discussing some of our country’s biggest crises in the last 60 years.
The books teaches us how our various presidents and their principal advisors behaved in crisis situations. But what I really enjoyed most was reading how the apolitical public servants operated in these situations and how the design of the complex use of technology evolved overtime. I found it very interesting how effectively run the Sit Room operated under Obama and Bush 41 compared with how chaotic and little it was used during the Nixon and Trump administrations, not because of the staff in the Sit Room, but because of how those Presidents used their staff.
The anecdotes about how Gary Bresnahan and the use of technology evolved were some of the best stories in the book and perhaps the most relatable.
Many of the principals in this book were familiar names: Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, Robert Gates, James Baker, Richard Clark, Al Haig, John Bolton, Condi Rice, etc. But other names were significant but not familiar. I so enjoyed hearing from them, including Sally Botsai, Gary Sick, Jane Lute, Ed Padinske, Bonnie Glick, and Mike Stiegler, among others.
The books teaches us how our various presidents and their principal advisors behaved in crisis situations. But what I really enjoyed most was reading how the apolitical public servants operated in these situations and how the design of the complex use of technology evolved overtime. I found it very interesting how effectively run the Sit Room operated under Obama and Bush 41 compared with how chaotic and little it was used during the Nixon and Trump administrations, not because of the staff in the Sit Room, but because of how those Presidents used their staff.
The anecdotes about how Gary Bresnahan and the use of technology evolved were some of the best stories in the book and perhaps the most relatable.
Many of the principals in this book were familiar names: Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, Robert Gates, James Baker, Richard Clark, Al Haig, John Bolton, Condi Rice, etc. But other names were significant but not familiar. I so enjoyed hearing from them, including Sally Botsai, Gary Sick, Jane Lute, Ed Padinske, Bonnie Glick, and Mike Stiegler, among others.
US Presidents, but just the exciting parts.
Stephanopoulos digs deep and explains the background and ins and outs of the Situation Room, with examples from presidents starting with Kennedy right up to Trump and Biden. Lots of detailed stories of how each president dealt with the crises at hand.
Stephanopoulos digs deep and explains the background and ins and outs of the Situation Room, with examples from presidents starting with Kennedy right up to Trump and Biden. Lots of detailed stories of how each president dealt with the crises at hand.
I read this as an audiobook, and found Stephanopolous' voice to be engaging and liked hearing the voices of the folks he interviewed. He included many historic events that I knew nothing about, and I found myself constantly Googling staff members and appointees as I listened. While this is a non-fiction read, it read as a fast paced fiction read in many ways.
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