The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Book of secrets, the referred to page 47, but never said what was on it. The topic of area 51 then conspicuously highjacks the whole dialogue. The presidents book of secrets by david priess paperback. Page 47 outlines the ultimate plan for humanity as set in motion and maintained by the illuminati. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book.
Episode 45 the presidents book of secrets with david. Presidents secrets demonstrates that government secrecy long ago exceeded its legitimate purposes and has become a highly developed method for avoiding. Ben later tells the president that he can help with solving that mystery and even called it life altering. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. What is even more surprising perhaps, is that the articles in this book almost all agree on one thing. Thus, david priesss unprecedented history of the presidents daily brief pdb, the presidents book of secrets, is a welcome change of pace from the traditional spy. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. In addition to his mission to restore his familys name, gates is advised by the president of the united states to read page 47. Bush as an intelligence officer, manager, and daily intelligence briefer and at the state department. Library of congress edit edit source ben can be seen in the library of congress taking a photo with his cellphone on page. A collection of documents for president s eyes only. I had been playing with the idea of writing a little book about writing for a year or more at that time, but.
Journey inside white house history to unveil fascinating truths behind secrets known only to the president. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second film of the national treasure film series. The book of secrets refers to a book kept by the president of the united states and, in turn, handed down to each succeeding president. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Its also a sure thing that the president is responsible for all the info needed to launch a nuclear weapon, should the unfortunate day ever arrive when the call would have to be made. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. The president is just a puppet he might think he is running the show but thats just bs b. An assist that helped gates clear his ancestors name and find cibola, the city of gold.
Ill tell you, what is on page 47 is i think the single greatest secret in america today which is the plot of star trek. Book of secrets is a 2007 american actionadventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Secret service is pleased to join the national institute of. But before ben left he asked him to check out page 47 for him. Season three was the most important and the most interesting. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public.
I owe an immense debt of gratitude to her for saying that. I think that there will be a third movie in this series. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel. He has a phd in political science from duke university and served at the cia during the presidencies of bill clinton and george w. In 2008 the library of congress hosted an exhibit displaying the book of secrets movie prop from national treasure. The only way youll ever see that book is if you get elected president. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. Nov 30, 2017 he is the author of a great book called the president s book of secrets. His work reveals hidden and often humorous insight into the presidents daily. Because the briefings are classified, you wont find any secrets revealed in this book. The central intelligence agency has many missions, of which keeping the president americas top national security decision maker well informed is one, if not the, most important. While the masons date back to ancient egypt, the illuminati. The new trailer revealed much more about the films plot.
I think it was the lucky weiss who got to say previously on alias. National treasure 2 book of secrets page 47 teaser trailer. Dec 01, 2010 with jonathan adams, jonathan alter, michael bohn, leonid brezhnev. Justice in providing this information to our colleagues in the law enforcement and criminal justice. In this episode of the stratfor podcast, we ask former intelligenc. Jun 14, 2019 that theory proposes only the president and the librarian of congress know the book s location, so in case of an assassination, the librarian can pass on the secrets for the next president. David priess is author of the the president s book of secrets. This president of the united states is a man who was kidnapped and later helped ben gates in 2007 by leading him to the president s secret book. Presidents secrets demonstrates that government secrecy long ago exceeded its legitimate purposes and has become a highly developed method for avoiding congressional oversight and public accountability, concealing mistakes, and protecting personal careers and bureaucratic prerogatives. Dec 25, 2007 the secret of page 47 in the presidents book is unrevealed. Thomas rips several pages from the diary and throws them in the fireplace.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. We have an idea of what national treasure 3s story could be about. Mary graham codirects the transparency policy project at the harvard kennedy school of government and is the author of three earlier books on the politics of information. Protective intelligence and threat assessment investigations. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. Why does the president mention page 47 of the presidents book. President of the united statessrc page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets. The book holds all the secrets to the history of the united states. May 30, 2008 47 tells the reader of the book of secrets that whoever reads the book and is told to look at that page is to be the next president. Whats on page 47 in the president s book of secrets. Disney premiered the new movie trailer for national treasure. Dec 30, 2007 no one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film.
The president s book of secrets takes viewers on a journey inside white house history to unveil staggering information about secrets known only to the president. Abigail calls it an urban legend and riley responds. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2007 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film, national treasure. Why does the president mention page 47 of the presidents. She has written for the atlantic,science, and other publications. The references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets. President of the united statessrc page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the history to the united states.
Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president. Dec 06, 2008 i personely think the president said to look on page 47 in case they wanted to make another national teasure movie sources. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe well. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. While ben was trying to convince the president to tell him where he kept the book of secrets, the president finally told him where, the library of congress. Ben then deduces that the only way to ask the president about the book alone is by kidnapping him. The secret of page 47 in the president s book is unrevealed.
Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of. Library of congress edit edit source ben can be seen in the library of congress taking a photo with his cellphone on page 47 in the book of secrets, just before peter sadusky and his police force arrives, and his team discovers the second wood carving in the pages. Watch history specials season 1, episode 118 the president s book of secrets. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents. And of course, the information which is contained on page 47 is. The president then pardoned gates for the kidnapping and asked him to assist with page 47 of the president s secret book. The president s book of secrets, actually known as the president s daily brief or pdf for short, is a topsecret document, containing sensitive daily intelligence briefings, prepared for the president. The government would not want all the secrets to be in one place for some one to find c. It has a great foreword by former president bush, 41, who as david noted in his book, is the only president to have also served as the director of the central intelligence and vice president of the united. Book of secrets is the sequel to national treasure 2004 2004, a disney production that was cowritten by numerous screenwriters, including american screenwriting team marianne and cormac wibberley. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben about what he found in the book but all ben says is its life changing, sir.
Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of secrets posted to politics may 31, 2016. The book of secrets is passed down to each president, who finds his own hiding place for the book. Some of the things that are in the book are the answers to the. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. Apr 06, 2016 david priess talked about his book, the president s book of secrets. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains information on area 51. May 10, 2019 some people believe that the book of secrets is no book at all, but merely copies of the presidents daily intelligence briefings. The page 47 of national treasure 2is actually involves a quest to find the lost colony of roanoke, north carolina the colony that disappeared in 1585. I dont think for one second the president has a book of secrets a. Book of secrets the second movie, the president told ben to check out page 47 on the book of secrets. Investigating alias secrets and spies bloomsbury collections.
It contains secrets known only to the presidents, e. The page 47 idea was created to keep the audience in suspense for a next national treasure movie. So i was hoping somebody know what was in page 47 because the movie didnt really solve it. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed national. The president have a book of secrets, full of mysteries.
The presidents book of secrets is an engaging, welltold history of how the president and the executive branch shape and are influenced by the intelligence they receive almost every day through the presidents daily brief pdb. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cage s character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Moments after the president of the united states is sworn into office he gains access to the nuclear football, a. Presidents top secret intelligence briefing is like. Request what is on page 47 of the president s book of secrets in national treasure 2. In my beliefs, the government would tell the president all the secrets.
The book of secrets is a secret book in the possession of the sitting president of the united states. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that. Feb 03, 2019 after finding out the location of the president s book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if he could perhaps lend his expertise to its mystery. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed.
Jun 21, 20 national treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. Book of secrets five days after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle kgc, enter a tavern and approach thomas gates to decode a message. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents from kennedy to obama, about the president s daily brief. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Jul 01, 2019 the references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets from the second film meant the table has already been set for a new adventure. Mary grahams history of the transformationand analysis. Download national treasure book of secrets page 47 movie. Everything we know about the us presidents book of secrets. When the group finally finds the book of secrets, riley identifies the area 51 section as ben flips through the contentsbut little time can be spared. Im pretty sure production for the next film has already started or the producers will begin production next year. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release date known.
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