George Stephanopoulos' New Book Examines History's Biggest Decisions Made in the White House Situation Room

The former White House adviser, host of ABC's "This Week" and co-anchor of "GMA" takes a deep-dive into presidential history in his newly announced book, "The Situation Room," publishing in May 2024

George Stephanopoulos is putting his White House expertise to use in a newly announced book, The Situation Room, publishing in the spring of 2024.

The host of ABC's This Week and co-anchor of Good Morning America — who served as a senior adviser and White House communications director to President Bill Clinton — wrote the historical deep-dive to offer a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most secretive rooms in modern history.

“Along with the Oval Office, no place better exemplifies the power and mystery of the presidency than the White House Situation Room,” Stephanopolous says. “The decisions made in that windowless warren in the basement of the West Wing have determined the fate of presidents and shaped the course of history, yet relatively little has been written about it and the people who work there — no comprehensive history in nearly two decades. When I discovered that fact, I knew I had to write this book.”

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Stephanopoulos' book runs through the high-stakes, out-of-view moments that have made and destroyed presidents' legacies, dating back to the situation room's creation under President John F. Kennedy. It features transcripts from the days Presidents Kennedy and Reagan were shot, the moment Secretary of State Henry Kissinger upped the military alert level to DEFCON III, a description of the harrowing hours after 9/11, and never-heard details from Obama officials about the raid on Osama Bin Laden.

Stephanopoulos also promises to share a first-ever account of the unfolding Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot from staff inside the Situation Room.

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“As someone who has worked in and covered the White House, and reported on many presidents in crisis, George Stephanopoulos has a unique vantage point on the history of the Situation Room," says Ben Sevier, executive vice president and publisher at Grand Central Publishing.

Sevier continues: "His fast-paced and gripping account of the room where it happens draws from his firsthand experience, interviews with insiders, eyewitness transcripts, and historical documents, providing invaluable insight on many of the decision points that have shaped the modern world.”

Stephanopoulos' 1999 memoir All Too Human: A Political Education, about his time advising President Clinton, became a The New York Times Best Seller following its release.

The Situation Room publishes May 14, 2024, and is available for preorder in hardcover, e-book and audiobook formats.

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