Don’t Tell the President: The Best, Worst, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential Advance
Don’t Tell the President: The Best, Worst, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential Advance
Jean Becker and Tom Collamore, both former staffers to President George H. W. Bush, bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years, detailing the art of preparation that goes into these delicate, high stress operations and revealing how they have often been one step away from disaster. “Don’t Tell the President” brings together the uproarious chaos of Veep and the grandeur of The West Wing.
FREE to the public
Reception and book signing to follow
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FREE to the public
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM on Thu, 8 Oct 2026
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
48109
(734) 205-0555
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