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I am equally troubled that someone would sell a book, trading on their former service as a government insider with access to our nation's most valuable intelligence...
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
Remarks on the Senate Floor
March 26, 2004
Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy
by Alexander M. Haig
MacMillan Publishing Company; 1984
Less and less time passes between the moment our high officials leave office and the publication of their memoirs. General Haig's appear only twenty-one months after his dismissal ... Reading it, one does not know what to admire less, the mind of the author or the workings of the Reagan administration, which he describes and condemns.
New York Review of Books
Under Fire: An American Story
By Oliver North and William Novak
21st Century Press; 1991
Written in secret as if it were a covert operation, then suddenly released, this is unquestionably the "event" book of the year. Here, finally, we might expect to get answers to our questions about what became known as "Iran-contra." ... North writes that Reagan "knew everything" about Iran-contra's covert operations. So too did Vice President Bush.
Library Journal
Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon
By Caspar Weinberger
Warner Books; 1990
He believes the president made only one major mistake, which Weinberger refers to as "the Iranian hostage activity." In his chapter on the Iran- contra scandal he identifies former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane as a primary villain in the affair, characterizing him as a man lacking in intellect, moral principle or historical understanding.
Publishers Weekly
Special Trust
By Robert C. MacFarlane
Cadell & Davies; 1994
In this absorbing personal memoir, former National Security Adviser Robert C. McFarlane ... provides a riveting account of behind-the-scenes White House maneuvering and how personal agendas and the misuse of power have affected global politics and led to declining trust in elected officials.
Amazon
Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State
by George P. Shultz
Scribner's; 1993
The former Secretary of State recounts his years in that position, discussing Reagan's foreign policy, the power struggle between the State Department and the NSC, George Bush's involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, and more.
Germany Unified and Europe Transformed
By Philip Zelikow and Condoleezza Rice
Harvard University Press, 1995
Written by two former members of George Bush's National Security Council staff, this book is an exhaustive investigation into the delicate diplomatic maneuvering that led to the creation of a unified Germany in 1989-90 ... The result is a detailed and fascinating account of behind-the-scenes discussions and deliberations.
