02805cam a2200445 i 4500 1332805698 TxAuBib 20240617120000.0 230927s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023041729 9781538740767 hardcover 1538740761 hardcover 9781538767351 153876735X TxAuBib rda Stephanopoulos, George, 1961-, author. The situation room [Print] : the inside story of presidents in crisis / George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey. Inside story of presidents in crisis. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2024. 368 pages ; 1.5" H x 9.2" L x 6.0" W (1.54 lbs.) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor of This Week and co-anchor of Good Morning America , recounts the crises that decided the course of history, from the place 12 presidents made their highest-pressure the White House Situation Room. No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Created under President Kennedy, the Sit Room has been the epicenter of crisis management for presidents for more than six decades. Time and again, the decisions made within the Sit Room complex affect the lives of every person on this planet. Detailing close calls made and disasters narrowly averted, THE SITUATION ROOM will take readers through dramatic turning points in a dozen presidential administrations, THE SITUATION ROOM is the definitive, past-the-security-clearance look at the room where it happened, and the people—the famous and those you've never heard of—who have made history within its walls. 20240617. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers' Favorite History & Biography (2024.) United States White House Situation Room. Presidents United States Decision making. Presidents United States Staff. Executive power United States. Political leadership United States. HISTORY / United States / General. Political Science / American Government / Executive Branch. United States Foreign relations 1945-1989. United States Foreign relations 1989- Dickey, Lisa, author. TXTLL