The Cost of Loyalty

Author: Ron Suskind
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book offers a unique perspective, allowing you to get up close and personal with key decision-making moments of the U.S. government and the influential figures on the world political and economic stage, as if you were witnessing those thrilling historical scenes firsthand. Paul O'Neill, the first Treasury Secretary of the Bush administration, guaranteed the vividness and originality of the book's narrative with his straightforward and sincere statements. During the first two years of Bush's presidency, O'Neill served as the highest-ranking economic official and one of the key members of the National Security Council, assisting the new president. Among the core team of the Bush administration, only O'Neill, after his resignation, revealed the true story of what happened inside the White House. O'Neill's statements are backed by solid evidence, as he provided as many as 19,000 government documents and meeting records, covering a wide range of U.S. domestic and foreign policies. These details are also corroborated by the author's interviews with numerous officials of the current administration. Therefore, in terms of revealing the inner workings of a government that has not yet concluded, the breadth and depth of this book are unprecedented. This sensational work takes readers into the heart of the U.S. government's management, allowing us to clearly see the qualities and actions of Bush and his advisors in handling critical domestic policies and global strategies, as well as in life-and-death crisis moments. The "unfettered" description in the book makes readers feel as if they are among the key figures in the current U.S. political arena—Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Powell, and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. At the same time, the book provides insights into many recent major events in the U.S. and around the world, revealing the motivations often hidden beneath specific actions. Readers can see at a glance some of the important conflicts within the current Bush administration's management. Author Ron Suskind, with his unique ability to access numerous witnesses and evidence, has painted a stunning portrait of President Bush—whom the public usually only sees in carefully crafted public appearances. Now, the truth has come to light.