--- product_id: 81114299 title: "THE PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF SECRETS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS" price: "31021CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/81114299-the-presidents-book-of-secrets-the-untold-story-of-intelligence store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Over 100 exclusive interviews Covers 10+ presidencies Insider intelligence insights THE PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF SECRETS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS **Price:** 31021CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Unlock the secrets behind the Oval Office’s most classified daily briefing! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** THE PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF SECRETS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS - **How much does it cost?** 31021CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/81114299-the-presidents-book-of-secrets-the-untold-story-of-intelligence) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Unprecedented Access to Power:** Exclusive interviews with every living president and vice president reveal the secret world of intelligence briefings. - • **Deep Dive into National Security:** A rare, detailed look at the intelligence process that informs America’s most powerful leaders. - • **Decades of Presidential Intelligence:** From Kennedy to Obama, explore how the President’s Daily Brief shaped critical decisions at the highest level. - • **Insider Perspective from a Former CIA Officer:** Authored by David Priess, who personally crafted and delivered these top-secret reports. - • **Essential Read for Political and Security Enthusiasts:** Highly rated and ranked in Political Freedom & Security, perfect for professionals craving insider knowledge. ## Overview THE PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF SECRETS offers a rare, meticulously researched exploration of the President’s Daily Brief, the top-secret intelligence report delivered to U.S. presidents since JFK. Written by former CIA officer David Priess, it features exclusive interviews with presidents and insiders, revealing how intelligence shaped American policy and power across decades. ## Description Every president has had a unique and complicated relationship with the intelligence community. While some have been coolly distant, even adversarial, others have found their intelligence agencies to be among the most valuable instruments of policy and power.Since John F. Kennedy's presidency, this relationship has been distilled into a personalized daily report: a short summary of what the intelligence apparatus considers the most crucial information for the president to know that day about global threats and opportunities. This top–secret document is known as the President's Daily Brief, or, within national security circles, simply “the Book.” Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments (Richard Nixon) to a healthy part of their day (George W. Bush) consumed by its contents; some (Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush) consider it far and away the most important document they saw on a regular basis while commander in chief.The details of most PDBs are highly classified, and will remain so for many years. But the process by which the intelligence community develops and presents the Book is a fascinating look into the operation of power at the highest levels. 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 president's book of secrets. He offers an unprecedented window into the decision making of every president from Kennedy to Obama, with many character–rich stories revealed here for the first time. Review: interesting perspective on the CIA & the presidents - he forward by George H.W. Bush. He said the CIA was his favorite job, after POTUS of course. A really interesting history of the presidency and the CIA as seen through the narrow lens of the President’s daily briefing. Priess was able to provide totally different stories and tidbits about the presidents when looked at from this angle. This aspect of how the CIA works was really interesting too. We’ve heard so much in recent years about what did the president know and when did he know it, and this explains a lot about the process that makes sure that happens as well as possible. A good book from an author who understands the process personally and has done his research very well. Review: Good background on an important but obscure topic - Having written a few PDB items during my time as a CIA analyst in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I found this account of how the book came into being and how it was used by the various presidents to be very interesting and readable. It would be good as reading material for a course on iintelligence or national security policy. ## Features - PUBLICAFFAIRS ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #437,985 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,296 in Political Freedom & Security (Books) #3,107 in Political Theory | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 521 Reviews | ## Images ![THE PRESIDENT'S BOOK OF SECRETS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81x3bv8K42L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ interesting perspective on the CIA & the presidents *by G***D on 22 April 2021* he forward by George H.W. Bush. He said the CIA was his favorite job, after POTUS of course. A really interesting history of the presidency and the CIA as seen through the narrow lens of the President’s daily briefing. Priess was able to provide totally different stories and tidbits about the presidents when looked at from this angle. This aspect of how the CIA works was really interesting too. We’ve heard so much in recent years about what did the president know and when did he know it, and this explains a lot about the process that makes sure that happens as well as possible. A good book from an author who understands the process personally and has done his research very well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good background on an important but obscure topic *by T***F on 15 November 2016* Having written a few PDB items during my time as a CIA analyst in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I found this account of how the book came into being and how it was used by the various presidents to be very interesting and readable. It would be good as reading material for a course on iintelligence or national security policy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ " Priess does an excellent job of describing the impact of each president's personality ... *by A***D on 27 June 2016* This fabulous book is not only a history of the PDB, but a window into the personalities of the presidents it serves and the almost intimate relationship between the officers of the CIA and their Commander in Chief. In his book "Burn Before Reading," former Agency director Stansfield Turner wrote, "Intelligence services get their light and air from the chief executive." Priess does an excellent job of describing the impact of each president's personality on the process of streamlining massive volume of daily intelligence down to a manageable size. The real heroes in this story are the CIA's analysts, that unknown and unseen army working around the clock to reduce a firehose of information to something the President can read while eating his breakfast. Priess has taken an inanimate object and created a real page-turner for students of intelligence, consumers of presidential biographies, and anyone who enjoys a good read. ## Frequently Bought Together - The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents - Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying - Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise: An Introduction --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/81114299-the-presidents-book-of-secrets-the-untold-story-of-intelligence](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/81114299-the-presidents-book-of-secrets-the-untold-story-of-intelligence) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-09*