The Room Where It Happened

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The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir is a political memoir of John Bolton, the national security advisor in America during Donald Trump’s presidency. Written from firsthand accounts of Bolton’s experience in the Trump administration, the book captures key events in characterizing America’s foreign policy and workings of the White House.

Bolton vividly narrates how he experienced the world under Trump’s decision-making, constantly criticizing the way the president of the United States approached various international affairs-North Korea, China, and Russia. He attributes most of Trump’s actions to personal interest in re-election rather than national security priorities. Major foreign policy deliberations include the relations the United States had with Iran, the scandal in Ukraine that saw Trump impeached for the first time, and other negotiations with North Korea.

Bolton’s memoir is a touching critique both on Trump’s leadership and more broadly of global diplomacy. It became controversial because it candidly portrayed the president and the conflicts that he was opening in the White House.