My Presidential Life: The Showdown At Putin'S Dacha And Other Misadventures On The Diplomatic Road

My Presidential Life: The Showdown At Putin'S Dacha And Other Misadventures On The Diplomatic Road

My Presidential Life: The Showdown At PutinS Dacha And Other Misadventures On The Diplomatic Road Is A Whirlwind Tour Of A Side Of Presidential History Not Found In Presidential Papers Or Biographies.It Is A Wry InsiderS Look At Iconic American Presidents On The World Stage And The Unseen Events That Occurred Off-Camera. ItS An Intimate Look At Events The Public And Historians Rarely, If Ever, See. My Presidential Life Is An Entertaining And Informative Account That Offers Front Row Seats To The Dynamics Of World Leaders And Events That Shaped The World As We Know It Today.Among The Tales Told By Judd Swift Include An Obstreperous Lech Walesa Threatening To Disrupt George H.W. BushS Mission To End Soviet Control Of Poland; PeruS Shining Path Guerillas Setting Off A Car Bomb Outside The Advance TeamS Hotel; An Endless Number Of Supposedly Ultra-Secret Meeting Rooms Filled With Electronic Eavesdropping Devices; An Imperious Franco Loyalist Who Did Her Best To Sabotage A Successful Summit At El Pardo Palace Between Ronald Reagan And Theking And President Of Spain; And The Day Vladimir Putin Had George W. Bush Trapped Inside The Russian PresidentS Dacha Without Secret Service Protection And The Man Who Carries The Nuclear Football; And Many Others.