John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, he offers a substantive and factual account of his time in the room where it happened.
Chapter 1:The Long March to a West Wing Corner Office
Chapter 2:Cry “Havoc!” and Let Slip the Dogs of War
Chapter 3:America Breaks Free
Chapter 4:The Singapore Sling
Chapter 5:A Tale of Three Cities—Summits in Brussels, London, and Helsinki
Chapter 6:Thwarting Russia
Chapter 7:Trump Heads for the Door in Syria and Afghanistan, and Can’t Find It
Chapter 8:Chaos as a Way of Life
Chapter 9:Venezuela Libre
Chapter 10:Thunder Out of China
Chapter 11:Checking into the Hanoi Hilton, Then Checking Out, and the Panmunjom Playtime
Chapter 12:Trump Loses His Way, and Then His Nerve
CHAPTER 15:EPILOGUE
CHAPTER 14:THE END OF THE IDYLL
CHAPTER 13:FROM THE AFGHANISTAN COUNTERTERRORISM MISSION TO THE CAMP DAVID NEAR MISS
CHAPTER 12:TRUMP LOSES HIS WAY, AND THEN HIS NERVE
CHAPTER 11:CHECKING INTO THE HANOI HILTON, THEN CHECKING OUT, AND THE PANMUNJOM PLAYTIME
CHAPTER 10:THUNDER OUT OF CHINA
CHAPTER 9:VENEZUELA LIBRE
CHAPTER 8:CHAOS AS A WAY OF LIFE
CHAPTER 7:TRUMP HEADS FOR THE DOOR IN SYRIA AND AFGHANISTAN, AND CAN’T FIND IT
CHAPTER 6:THWARTING RUSSIA
CHAPTER 5:A TALE OF THREE CITIES—SUMMITS IN BRUSSELS, LONDON, AND HELSINKI
CHAPTER 4:THE SINGAPORE SLING
CHAPTER 3:AMERICA BREAKS FREE
CHAPTER 2:CRY “HAVOC!” AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR
CHAPTER 1:THE LONG MARCH TO A WEST WING CORNER OFFICE
Chapter 15:Epilogue
Chapter 14:The End of the Idyll
Chapter 13:From the Afghanistan Counterterrorism Missionto the Camp David Near Miss
Chapter 12:Trump Loses His Way, and Then His Nerve
Chapter 11:Checking into the Hanoi Hilton, Then Checking Out, and the Panmunjom Playtime