IN THE HARROWING DAYS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, the President of
the United States reached out to one man to help guide the nation
in its quest to shore up domestic security. In this candid and
compelling memoir, Tom Ridge describes the whirlwind series of
events that took him from the state capital of Pennsylvania, into
the fray of Washington, D.C., and onto the world stage as a new
leader in the fight against international terrorism.
A Washington outsider, Ridge went above and beyond in his new
post, identifying the need to integrate response teams on a
wide-reaching scale and leading the nation's ambitious initiative
of establishing a new Cabinet department, the Department of
Homeland Security. The author recounts how the new department's
unsung heroes, brought together under great duress, succeeded
against difficult odds and navigated the politics of terrorism.
Perhaps most importantly, Ridge offers a prescriptive look to
the future with provocative ideas such as a national ID card and
the use of biometrics to track not just who enters the United
States but also how long they are here. Tom Ridge simply tells it
like it is, offering a refreshingly honest assessment of the state
of homeland security today--and what it needs to be tomorrow.
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