ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos charts the history of the White House room where some of the biggest intelligence crises have been handled in “The Situation Room.
This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows “The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis” by George Stephanapoulos with Lisa Dickey. This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows “The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis” by George Stephanapoulos with Lisa Dickey. This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows “The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis” by George Stephanapoulos with Lisa Dickey.
But what keeps readers engaged in Stephanopoulos’ history isn’t any behind the scenes schematics or technology. This isn’t a Tom Clancy novel, though it moves along as briskly as one. Instead, it’s the stories Stephanopoulos and Lisa Dickey share of the normally nameless and faceless public servants, the duty officers who have staffed the center since its inception during John F. Kennedy’s presidency.
Stephanopoulos, a political commentator and ABC anchor who worked in the Clinton White House, wisely zeroes in on a single crisis during each of 12 presidencies during the Situation Room’s history. Along the way, he reveals much about the differing management styles of the nation’s presidents and offers plenty of interesting pieces of history.Book Review: Memoirist Lilly Dancyger’s penetrating essays explore the power of female friendshipsThis includes the granular level of detail Lyndon B.
It should come as no surprise that the most riveting chapter centers around the moment that led to the most widely seen photo of the “Sit Room” — the killing ofStephanopoulos reveals that the photo — which showed former President Barack Obama in a cramped conference room receiving updates on the raid on the terrorist leader’s compound — could have looked a lot different.
The duty officers whose stories are at the heart of the book are portrayed as apolitical figures, with one saying they “serve in silence.” Stephanopoulos’ book is a fitting tribute to them.DeMillo is a government and politics reporter for The Associated Press, based in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has worked for the AP since 2005.
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