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The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple

Chris Whipple . Unknown Year . English

Now with a chapter on the chaos in the Trump administration, the New York Times bestselling, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions—and inactions—have defined the course of our country. What do Dick Cheney and Rahm Emanuel have in common? Aside from polarizing personalities, both served as chief of staff to the president of the United States—as did Donald Rumsfeld, Leon Panetta, and a relative handful of others. The chiefs of staff, often referred to as "the gatekeepers," wield tremendous power in Washington and beyond; they decide who is allowed to see the president, negotiate with Congress to push POTUS's agenda, and—most crucially—enjoy unparalleled access to the leader of the free world. Each chief can make or break an administration, and each president reveals himself by the chief he picks. Through extensive, intimate interviews with eighteen living chiefs (including Reince Priebus) and two former presidents, award-winning journalist and producer Chris Whipple pulls back the curtain on this unique fraternity. In doing so, he revises our understanding of presidential history, showing us how James Baker’s expert managing of the White House, the press, and Capitol Hill paved the way for the Reagan Revolution—and, conversely, how Watergate, the Iraq War, and even the bungled Obamacare rollout might have been prevented by a more effective chief. Filled with shrewd analysis and never-before-reported details, The Gatekeepers offers an essential portrait of the toughest job in Washington.

Categories: History

About the Author

Chris Whipple is an acclaimed author, political commentator, documentary filmmaker, and speaker. He is the author of 'The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future,' published by Scribner on September 15, 2020. 'The Spymasters' has earned rave reviews; the New York Times called it "one of 15 books to watch for," and Forbes pronounced it "one of 10 important, insightful, and inspiring books" in 2020. Tom Brokaw called the Spymasters "cinematic---nonfiction le Carre." Featured on the cover of The New York Times Book Review, it is the most thorough and illuminating portrait ever of America’s CIA directors—based on extensive interviews with the directors themselves—those upon whom the country depends to prevent another Pearl Harbor, 9/11, or deadly pandemic. Epic in scope, spanning seven decades of intelligence gathering, espionage and covert warfare, and intimate in detail, featuring indelible portraits of the directors, this is the definitive story of the men—and, currently, the woman—who keep the secrets. Whipple’s previous book, 'The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency,' was a critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller, regarded as the definitive study of the second most powerful job in government. The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the men who have been the president’s closest advisers, 'The Gatekeepers' was named by both Amazon and Apple as one of their “best books of the year.” The Huffington Post compared it to “classic works by Richard Neustadt, Theodore White and other White House chroniclers.” A frequent guest on MSNBC and CNN, Whipple has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Politico, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. He is the chief executive officer of CCWHIP Productions, and executive producer of the Showtime film, 'The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs.' Whipple was educated at Deerfield Academy and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in history from Yale College. He lives in New York City with his wife Cary.

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