Orem Library

Former Vice President Dick Cheney tells the story of his life and the nearly four decades he has spent at the center of American politics and power.

Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington, D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

"As the first book written by an insider with firsthand knowledge of key decisions and moments in history, Holding the Line is a must-read for those who care about the presidency and America's national security. It's filled with never-before-told stories that will both alarm and reassure, a testament to the quiet and steady efforts of General Mattis and the dedicated men and women he led at the Department of Defense"--

At the same time former presidential advisor and whistle-blower, Daniel Ellsberg, famously took the top-secret Pentagon Papers, he also took with him a chilling cache of top secret documents related to America's nuclear program in the 1960s. Here, he reveals the contents of those now-classified documents and makes clear their shocking relevance for today. The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's insider's account of the dangerous arms buildup, whose legacy...