(2025) Inside the President’s Team by Bob Barrett

Inside the President’s Team, a memoir by Bob Barrett, was published in January 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hJWvca$

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The book recounts Barrett’s experiences as the military aide to President Gerald Ford, beginning in 1974. Barrett, who had achieved the rank of Major in the US Army, describes his time at the White House where he carried the “nuclear football,” or nuclear codes, and became close to the Ford family. The memoir details the political climate of the time, including the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, the Vietnam War, and President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon. The book also shares  ...