If this is the case, why couldnt this president just go and look for himself. The book of secrets, and other secret books october 15, 2014 by peter armenti the following is a guest post by mark f. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. The interview took an in depth look into the topsecret document known as the president s daily brief, or the book as intelligence officials like to call it. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. And that there is some sort of presidential briefing for incoming presidents is something that i totally believe. It s a regular size geocache, with difficulty of 3. It is what it always wasa book, for the presidents perusal only. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Hall, a research specialist in the library of congresss digital reference section.
The untold story of intelligence briefings to america s presidents priess, david, bush, george h. 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. Its data has not been entered into any computer or other technological gadget. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of secrets. Jul 25, 2016 book of secrets reveals that intelligence officials have introduced other analytic products to accompany the pdb and meet the presidents needs. Hoover working group member and senior fellow at the hoover institution, jack goldsmith interviewed author david priess on his new book, the president s book of secrets. Answer by daveandrews 383 it seems very unlikely that there is a presidents book of secrets as seen in national treasure mainly because it is difficult for the president to ever be alone for long enough to write in it and has so many aides that nobody would have kept the secret this long. More than 220 pages of secrets included in the book. Jun 21, 20 national treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed stay safe and healthy. Book of secrets, the book is a fictional invention for the plot of the movie. Will there ever be a national treasure 3 film made. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie.
What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. Intelligence officer david priess for a discussion of his new book, the presidents book of secrets, and the. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure. The book of mysteries, also known as the book of secrets, an ancient essene text found in fragmentary form among the dead sea scrolls the book of secrets novel, 1994 novel by m. I think there really is one, because someone has to know what happened when jfk was shot and at area 51. A history of the president s secret daily national security summary. When the group finally finds the book of secrets, riley identifies the area 51 section as ben flips through the contentsbut little time can be spared. 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. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The cias front page the presidents daily brief, also known simply as the book, is designed to meet the interests and reading tastes of exactly one reader.
High quality leather cover with embossed seal on it real brass buttons of the civil war preaged. The economic intelligence brief was created for president obama a month after he took office because of his focus on economic issues and because, as thencia director panetta explains, we have to. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. 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. The book of secrets, and other secret books from 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. 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. Vassanji books of secrets, compilations of technical and medicinal recipes and magic formulae, published in the 16th18th centuries. On march 17, the brookings intelligence project will host author and former u. What are they talking about that s on page 47 of the president s book. One of the desks is used by the president of the united states at the oval office in. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the history to the united states. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. The book has remained in its original form, it is claimed.
Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. Coming attractions for you 2020 s most anticipated movies. 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. The most commonly requested example is the presidents book of secrets. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the president s book of secrets. 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. 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. Gc3wcgk the presidents book of secrets unknown cache in. 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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. The presidents book of secrets 2010 rotten tomatoes. This documentary takes a curious look at some of the biggest secrets kept by those who have held court in the u. 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. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in.
I believe that only the president knows what is on page 47. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. President obama said today that hes seen the real book of secrets, but wont say whats in it. Washington yes, president barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national. So, there probably is something related to a book like that, but no one can really prove it. Jan 18, 2014 original marching band show titled the president s book of secrets. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president.
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. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. 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. The president made sure to reward riley with getting his car back. The untold story of intelligence briefings to america s presidents kindle edition by priess, david, bush, george h. Which presidents bid for reelection was defeated in a silent coup detat. The cryptic reference in national treasure 2 to page 47 in the presidents book of secrets came about from a bit of script improvisation from the movies star, nicholas cage. Because the briefings are classified, you wont find any secrets revealed in this book.
May 30, 2008 47 tells the reader of the book of secrets that whoever reads the book and is told to look at that page is to be the next president. Priess work makes an invaluable contribution to the study of intelligence, which no library on. David priess, former intelligence officer and daily briefer, offers an unprecedented window into the decisionmaking of every president from kennedy to obama. The presidents book of secrets studies in intelligence vol 60, no.
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 topsecret intelligence and. Presidents book of secrets this theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Obama in august 20, 2009 claims that he saw this secret book. 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. Dec 03, 2017 the mystical book as told in the movie national treasure, probably doesnt exist.
W download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Somehow the president cannot be directly tied to whatever is on page 47 of a book that has been explained as a book by presidents for presidents, for president s eyes only. The presidents book of secrets by david priess overdrive. The presidents book of secrets 733961240160 dvd barnes. Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments richard nixon to a healthy part of their day george w. Excia officer david priess dishes about 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 presidents book of secrets. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. A black market antiquities dealer, mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary, with.
National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains. Book of secrets script taken from a transcript of the screenplay. 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. Sep 08, 2012 the president s book of secrets gc3wcgk was created by old navy on 982012. For a look into how the president gets his information, author historian and political historian david priess in new york, ny, gives us an intimate view seen by very few officials. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. 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. 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. I think there may be a book of secrets, but not because of the national treasure movie. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your.
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