George McKee Elsey

Broschiertes Buch

An Unplanned Life: A Memoir Volume 1

Beschreibung

Presents the scintillating memoir of George Elsey, a small-town kid from western Pennsylvania who, at age twenty-four, was assigned to Franklin Roosevelt's top-secret intelligence and communications centre in the White House. This is a fascinating look at the life of an extraordinary individual who played an important and unprecedented part in two different presidents decisions.

Autor

George McKee Elsey began writing his memoir as a source of information for his two teenage grandsons. In addition to his years of working for the White House, he also served as the Vice President and President of the American Red Cross. Over the past twenty years, Elsey has been interviewed numerous times on PBS, C-Span, and other U.S. and British television networks on his recollections of his service. Now retired, Elsey lives in Washington, D.C.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Missouri Historical Society Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 151mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 441g
• ISBN-13: 9780826220721
• ISBN-10: 082622072X
• Artikelnr.: 43549534