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- Have you ever wondered what Donald Trump’s decision-making process and sense of humor are really like when the cameras are turned off?
- Are you curious about what it's actually like to stand at the White House podium and act as the primary bridge between a controversial president and a relentless press corps?
- What if you could step inside the West Wing during the first two years of the Trump administration to see the private moments that never made it into the headlines?
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Key Takeaways from Speaking for Myself
- Discover how an inner-circle advisor helped formulate policy, select personnel, and communicate the president's vision to the American public.
- Explore the high-stakes reality of presidential decision-making through frontline accounts, such as a top-secret Christmas flight to Iraq to authorize the final push against ISIS.
- Learn how a decade of orchestrating political upsets and managing underdog campaigns prepared Sanders for her critical role in the Trump administration.
- Understand the grueling daily routine required to manage White House communications, starting at 5:30 a.m. to stay ahead of the president's early morning tweets.
- Find out why Donald Trump utilized Twitter to bypass journalists and speak directly to voters, leaving his press secretary to navigate the hostile daily press briefings.
Learning Tools
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Mind Map
Speaking for Myself
Path to the White House
Political Roots
Joining Trump
Inside the Administration
Executive Access
Military Decisions
Foreign Policy
Managing the Media
Daily Grind
Strategic Communication
Media Hostility & Bias
Profit Over Facts
Manufactured Conflict
Liberal Intolerance
Trump Derangement Syndrome
Public Harassment
The Russia Investigation
Mueller Report Findings
Democrat Hypocrisy
Trump's Actual Record
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
Why did President Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders take a secret flight to Iraq on Christmas Eve in 2018?
Speaking for Myself — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Sanders was on the front lines of the Trump administration’s decision-making process throughout.
Chapter 3: Sanders joined Trump’s team after a decade spent working to elect a Republican president.
Chapter 4: Sanders was the intermediary for Donald Trump and the media.
Chapter 5: Some press pool reporters were more focused on making news than reporting it.
Chapter 6: Sanders remained at Trump’s side during the historic North Korea–United States summit.
Chapter 7: Sanders faced harassment from intolerant liberals.
Chapter 8: The Mueller report failed to achieve its aim of toppling Trump.
Speaking for Myself Summary & Overview
Speaking for Myself (2020) is an insider’s account of Donald Trump’s first two years in office by the woman whose job it was to present the president’s thinking to the world – press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Alongside fascinating snapshots of Trump’s decision-making process, values, and sense of humor, Sanders offers readers a glimpse of the inner workings of the White House and the role of the press in American political life.
Who Should Listen to Speaking for Myself?
- Trump haters interested in the other side of the story
- Journalists, reporters, and broadcasters
- History and politics buffs
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