Nerve Center: Inside the White House Situation Room

by Michael K. Bohn

Book Overview

The White House Situation Room is arguably the most important facility in the most important building in the world. As the president's intelligence and alert center, it provides vital communication and crisis management capabilities to the chief executive and his advisers. It can also be "an island of calm," as a top adviser for Vice President Al Gore once described it. So little is known about the Situation Room that, until the publication of Nerve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574887009
• ISBN13: 9781574887006
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great insight into history

I love, love, love this book.So much detailed history into the most powerful room on the planet! The info is slightly outdated since the Bush administration has updated the room. However, this book is a great read for any White House history buff!

Behind Closed Doors - A Fascinating Look

Mike Bohn has succeeded in opening to the reader a portion of the White House that few understand - let alone acknowledge its existence or function. The Situation Room truly is the "Nerve Center" for the country - both in times of crisis and in peace time. It is a central briefing room for the President, and a contact center for countries around the globe. Before reading this wonderful book, I hadn't thought about how calls to heads-of-state were made on behalf of the President, but now I can see why they would all go through the Situation Room.If you are a fan of political movies, and want to know the truth behind the Hollywood fiction, or are just a political junkie, then this truly is the one book you want on your shelf!

Life in the WHSR

Bohn, Commander Bohn. Shakes not stirs events in the White House from the Situation Room. He takes the pulse of the Sit Room and displays it with humor and humanity. This is the first account of the people who watch and report on events that shape our world. Well done and well written!

Great view of the White House Situation Room

I enjoyed reading this book on the White House Situation Room. It offers readers great insight and anecdotes behind the scenes of government crises and every day political happenings.

Riveting

A riveting look at crisis management inside the white house.Provides insight about how current administration might behandling their current crisis. Must read for political junkies.