In this episode of the stratfor podcast, we ask former intelligence officer, manager and daily briefer at the cia david priess about his latest book the presidents book of secrets. The presidents book of secrets, actually known as the presidents daily brief or pdf for short, is a topsecret document, containing sensitive daily intelligence briefings, prepared for the president. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Summary of the presidents book of secrets by david priess includes analysis. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in national treasure 2 i guess we can assume its not the jfk assassination or area 51 since those were mentioned moments before. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. President book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this book s location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. The presidents book of secrets pdf download ebook pdf. W download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Which presidents bid for reelection was defeated in a silent coup detat.
Hidden teachings of the bible that explain manifestation. As a result, the presidents book of secrets offers a previously untold story about one of those closely guarded, eyesonly facets of the intelligence world. The presidents book of secrets by david priess is a journalistic examination of the history of the presidents daily brief pdb, a short, topsecret summary of the most important intelligence delivered to the president of the united states each day. What other secrets are available to the president, and what information is so highly classified that even the commander in chief s top secret 3 security clearance is not enough to gain access. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the president s secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. Dec 03, 2017 the mystical book as told in the movie national treasure, probably doesnt exist. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it. It goes into many of the secret options and procedures the president has at his disposal. David priess talked about his book, the presidents book of secrets. Obama in august 20, 2009 claims that he saw this secret book. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. This is pure history channel filler and a compilation that could have been made by an amateur. The most commonly requested example is the presidents book of secrets.
What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the president s book of secrets. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. The presidents book of secrets fell right in line with that. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when he s freed. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. His work reveals hidden and often humorous insight into the presidents daily brief pdb, and its sure to. David priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the presidents book of secrets. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas. The presidents book of secrets is an engaging, welltold history of how the president and the executive branch shape and are influenced by the intelligence they receive almost every day through the presidents daily brief pdb. Though the second film ended with the question about page 47 of the president s book of secrets, turteltaub responded in a press interview. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of national treasure 3. In the presidents secret service book by ronald kessler.
To me i think that page 47 in the presidents secret book from national tresure 2 is a hint for the 3rd national treasure what is on page 47 is actually info about the letter from queen victoria to the south. Book of secrets is the sequel to national treasure 2004 2004, a disney production that was cowritten by numerous screenwriters, including american screenwriting team marianne and cormac wibberley. Book of secrets suggests a presidents desires for strategic or tactical analysis shifts during his administration and there is ebb and flow in the pdbs quality, between simply distilling vast volumes of information and going beyond a secret news summary. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cage s character, predicting that nicholas cage s character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest.
So, there probably is something related to a book like that, but no one can really prove it. The presidents book of secrets books pics download. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. Im pretty sure production for the next film has already started or the producers will begin production next year. Director jon turteltaub said that the team will take their time on a second national treasure sequel, but disney has already registered the domains for and. The other information of the book are still to be identified. Page 67 1864 entry by abraham lincoln about queen victoria letters, city of gold mentioned. Obviously, there are real secrets that presidents are made aware of during their terms of office, mostly relating to military matters and national.
Nov 30, 2010 the president s book of secrets takes viewers on a journey inside white house history to unveil staggering information about secrets known only to the president, from top secret intelligence and. Goss complained he had to spend a startling five hours a day working on the pdb, because he was disappointed by it and saw it as a means to rebuild the intelligence commu. More than 220 pages of secrets included in the book. We have an idea of what national treasure 3 s story could be about. Click download or read online button to get the presidents book of secrets pdf book now. The president have a book of secrets, full of mysteries.
Presidents whining because they didnt want to read the pdb or it didnt have the right info, and intel personnel whining because the presidents never patted them on the heads saying, good boy. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. And that there is some sort of presidential briefing for incoming presidents is something that i totally believe. Request what is on page 47 of the president s book of secrets in national treasure 2 i guess we can assume its not the jfk assassination or area 51 since those were mentioned moments before. Jun 30, 2008 i have no idea about historical stuff, but logically that book of secrets is written by presidents, so it has to be chronological based on each presidents experiences during his tenure. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. The page numbers which contains of the jfk assassination and area 51 is entirely not true, it contain the nations secrets, and for the presidents eyes only. Conspiracy theory presidents book of secrets members login.
Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. What s on page 47 in the president s book of secrets. I think there may be a book of secrets, but not because of the national treasure movie. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Ben took a picture of page 47, meaning it was a puzzle needed to be. It is a very good special about some of the most inner workings of government in areas such as national security at the cyber level. This documentary takes a curious look at some of the biggest secrets kept by those who have held court in the u. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents from kennedy to obama, about the presidents. The book of secrets, along with many other props, was created by ross macdonald for the movie national treasure. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage.
Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. Dec 25, 2007 the secret of page 47 in the president s book is unrevealed. Thomas is shot, and the gunman retrieves only a page fragment. President barack obamas hilarious final white house. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. Many historians and conspiracy theorists would be surprised to find out that the secret book featured in the movie national. Historytm uncovers the fascinating truths behind some of the most confidential secrets in american history in the president s book of secrets. Vice presidents, nsas, and chiefs of staffs have all have played roles in. Presidents book of secrets conspiracy theory unexplained. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets answers.
The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents priess, david, bush, george h. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the biggest coverups in american history. The gimmick of the president having a secret book that only presidents have read is corny but the show is interesting. The presidents book of secrets on the history channel. It also mentions that presidents who renege on their campaign promises may do so because they. The mystical book as told in the movie national treasure, probably doesnt exist. Some people believe that the book of secrets is no book at all, but merely copies of the presidents daily intelligence briefings. Dec 21, 2012 the page numbers which contains of the jfk assassination and area 51 is entirely not true, it contain the nations secrets, and for the presidents eyes only. The book had been burned in 1831, and had been lost during john f. The secret of page 47 in the presidents book is unrevealed. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of. The presidents book of secrets with david priess youtube.
National treasure 3 page 47 with nicholas cage and bruce greenwood. The main focus, of course, is what the president knows, that we dont. A history of the president s secret daily national security summary. In the president s secret service is a lively page turner that will certainly inspire confidence in the agents, but kessler also points out alarming deficiencies in how the agency presently operates and how cutbacks have potentially weakened the effectiveness of their protections. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed.
Instead of presenting actual facts of a book of secrets they present ideas of what could go in such a book. I think there really is one, because someone has to know what happened when jfk was shot and at area 51. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the presidents book of secrets. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book. Documentary the presidents secret book strange unexplained. Ben later tells the president that he can help with solving that mystery and even called it. What are they talking about that s on page 47 of the president s book. I have, obama said, going along with the radio hosts reference to the fictional book of secrets from the movie. While it may be somewhat romantic to imagine a dusty old leatherbound book that reveals the secrets of the universe, the truth may not be quite as much fun.
Priess work makes an invaluable contribution to the study of intelligence, which no library on. The second movie sort of introduced it and used it as the center of the movie. Thus, david priesss unprecedented history of the presidents daily brief pdb, the presidents book of secrets, is a welcome change of pace from the traditional spy yarn or tellall books that dominate the intelligence literature today. From missilerepelling flare activation to the real reason behind air force one only ever presenting its left side to the public, the program explores many rarely discussed aspects of the presidency. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents. The presidents book of secrets studies in intelligence vol 60, no. In this episode of the stratfor podcast, we ask former intelligence officer, manager and daily briefer at the cia david priess about his latest book the presidents. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of secrets. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. The untold story of intelligence briefings to america s presidents priess, david, bush, george h.
Ben later tells the president that he can help with solving that mystery and even called it life altering. In the presidents secret service by ronald kessler. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president.
Book of secrets, the book is a fictional invention for the plot of the movie. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if he could perhaps lend his expertise to its mystery. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. The references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets from the second film meant the table has already been set for a new adventure. Do you think the presidents book of secrets needs a followup book. The truth told by secret service agent clint hill duration.
Dec 01, 2010 instead of presenting actual facts of a book of secrets they present ideas of what could go in such a book. Jul 25, 2016 book of secrets suggests a presidents desires for strategic or tactical analysis shifts during his administration and there is ebb and flow in the pdbs quality, between simply distilling vast volumes of information and going beyond a secret news summary. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents kindle edition by priess, david, bush, george h. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. President barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national treasure film sequel. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the. But what about this mysterious page 47 of the book of secrets. They drag you through hours of conspiracy theories and random imagery to make this story seem legitimate. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of. Though the second film ended with the question about page 47 of the presidents book of secrets, turteltaub responded in a press interview. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage.
And that there is some sort of presidential briefing for incomi. Presidents top secret intelligence briefing is like. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the library of congress, with the stipulation. The presidents book of secrets takes viewers on a journey inside white house history to unveil staggering information about secrets known only to the president, from topsecret intelligence and. Because the briefings are classified, you wont find any secrets revealed in this book. As far as president george washington being linked to a great mystery of his adventures along. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former secret service agents, bestselling author and awardwinning reporter ronald kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.
High quality leather cover with embossed seal on it real brass buttons of the civil war preaged. For the creation of the book, samples of real presidents handwriting was used to create more authentic look. After finding out the location of the president s book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if he could perhaps lend his expertise to its mystery. Although theres no actual shroud of mystery about mount vernon or washingtons life there. Mar 01, 2016 the presidents book of secrets is an engaging, welltold history of how the president and the executive branch shape and are influenced by the intelligence they receive almost every day through the presidents daily brief pdb. The page 47 idea was created to keep the audience in suspense for a next national treasure movie.
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