Zero Fail The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
Auteur:
Carol Leonnig
- Engels
- Paperback
- 9780399589034
- 07 juni 2022
- 560 pagina's
Samenvatting
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This is one of those books that will go down as the seminal workthe determinative workin this field. . . . Terrifying.Rachel Maddow
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and Trump years, right up to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6by the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of A Very Stable Genius and I Alone Can Fix It
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency todayfrom a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agencys once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasnt always so troubled.
The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but its story begins in earnest in 1963, with the death of John F. Kennedy. Shocked into reform by its failure to protect the president on that fateful day in Dallas, this once-sleepy agency was radically transformed into an elite, highly trained unit that would redeem itself several times, most famously in 1981 by thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and excellence would not last forever. By Barack Obamas presidency, the once-proud Secret Service was running on fumes and beset by mistakes and alarming lapses in judgment: break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing into the windows of the residence while confused agents stood by, and a massive prostitution scandal among agents in Cartagena, to name just a few. With Donald Trumps arrival, a series of promised reforms were cast aside, as a president disdainful of public service instead abused the Secret Service to rack up political and personal gains.
To explore these problems in the ranks, Leonnig interviewed dozens of current and former agents, government officials, and whistleblowers who put their jobs on the line to speak out about a hobbled agency thats in desperate need of reform. I will be forever grateful to them for risking their careers, she writes, not because they wanted to share tantalizing gossip about presidents and their families, but because they know that the Service is broken and needs fixing. By telling their story, they hope to revive the Service they love.
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and Trump years, right up to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6by the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of A Very Stable Genius and I Alone Can Fix It
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency todayfrom a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agencys once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasnt always so troubled.
The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but its story begins in earnest in 1963, with the death of John F. Kennedy. Shocked into reform by its failure to protect the president on that fateful day in Dallas, this once-sleepy agency was radically transformed into an elite, highly trained unit that would redeem itself several times, most famously in 1981 by thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and excellence would not last forever. By Barack Obamas presidency, the once-proud Secret Service was running on fumes and beset by mistakes and alarming lapses in judgment: break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing into the windows of the residence while confused agents stood by, and a massive prostitution scandal among agents in Cartagena, to name just a few. With Donald Trumps arrival, a series of promised reforms were cast aside, as a president disdainful of public service instead abused the Secret Service to rack up political and personal gains.
To explore these problems in the ranks, Leonnig interviewed dozens of current and former agents, government officials, and whistleblowers who put their jobs on the line to speak out about a hobbled agency thats in desperate need of reform. I will be forever grateful to them for risking their careers, she writes, not because they wanted to share tantalizing gossip about presidents and their families, but because they know that the Service is broken and needs fixing. By telling their story, they hope to revive the Service they love.
Productspecificaties
Wij vonden geen specificaties voor jouw zoekopdracht '{SEARCH}'.
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Paperback
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 07 juni 2022
- Aantal pagina's
- 560
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Carol Leonnig
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
Overige kenmerken
- Product breedte
- 138 mm
- Product hoogte
- 31 mm
- Product lengte
- 210 mm
- Studieboek
- Ja
- Verpakking breedte
- 138 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 32 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 202 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 400 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9780399589034
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
-
- Mens & Maatschappij
- Geschiedenis
- Politiek
- Sociale dienstverlening
- Centrale & Federale overheden
- Politieke controle & Vrijheid
- Politieke structuur
- Hulpdiensten
- Grondwet, regering & de staat
- Periodes
- Moderne tijd (1800-1945)
- Hedendaagse geschiedenis ( v.a. 1945)
- Regio's & Landen
- Noord-, Midden-, & Zuid-Amerika
- Boeken
- Beschikbaarheid
- Leverbaar
- Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
- Boek
- Taal
- Engels
- Land
- Verenigde Staten
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Kies je bindwijze
Bekijk alle bindwijzen (4)
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 19 euro en 99 cent.
Uiterlijk 20 juni in huis
Verkoop door bol
- Gratis verzending door bol vanaf 20 euro
- Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
- 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
- Dag en nacht klantenservice
Shop dit artikel
Anderen bekeken ook
Alle bindwijzen en edities (4)
-
![]()
10,99Direct beschikbaar -
![]()
27,99Direct beschikbaar -
![]()
19,99Uiterlijk 20 juni in huisLevertijd
We doen er alles aan om dit artikel op tijd te bezorgen. Het is echter in een enkel geval mogelijk dat door omstandigheden de bezorging vertraagd is.
Bezorgopties
We bieden verschillende opties aan voor het bezorgen of ophalen van je bestelling. Welke opties voor jouw bestelling beschikbaar zijn, zie je bij het afronden van de bestelling.
Tooltip -
![]()
30,992 - 3 wekenLevertijd
We doen er alles aan om dit artikel op tijd te bezorgen. Het is echter in een enkel geval mogelijk dat door omstandigheden de bezorging vertraagd is.
Bezorgopties
We bieden verschillende opties aan voor het bezorgen of ophalen van je bestelling. Welke opties voor jouw bestelling beschikbaar zijn, zie je bij het afronden van de bestelling.
Tooltip
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.