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Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate Hardcover – June 28, 2016
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- Print length304 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCenter Street
- Publication dateJune 28, 2016
- Dimensions6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-101455568872
- ISBN-13978-1455568871
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"The book is worth reading to better understand the ways people who possess great power but lack character can abuse good public servants. Mr. Byrne's reporting on the flaws of the Federal Air Marshalls Service is also eye-opening - and scary."―Fred J. Eckert, The Washington Times
"Hillary Clinton has a 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive - and even physical - outbursts, an ex-Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all."―New York Post
"Byrne reveals what he observed inside the White House while protecting the First Family in the 1990s."―The Drudge Report
"[Crisis of Character] validates the public's growing distrust of Hillary's character. It reminds us of the Clintons' countless scandals and the deficits in their leadership. It is a message from someone who knew them personally, and it is a message we would do well to heed."―Townhall.com
"Byrne is a former Secret Service officer who has written a tell-all book, "Crisis of Character," about the (horrible/embarrassing/appalling) things he purportedly witnessed during the Bill Clinton presidency."―Gail Collins, the New York Times
"Byrne's What-the-Butler-Saw style account is particularly damning [...] so much of his testimony rings true based on what the world knows about goings-on at the Clinton White House. [...] Byrne [says] that it is his 'patriotic duty' to ensure voters know the unvarnished truth about the Clintons."―The Daily Mail
"Former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne offers a ground-zero look at the Lewinsky scandal - and other Bill Clinton misadventures that should have been national scandals - in his new book Crisis of Character. Even though top Clinton White House officials have confirmed Byrne was an honorable officer, the Clinton machine has been working to pressure television networks into ignoring the news and helping Hillary Clinton's campaign by not reporting on the details contained within Byrne's bombshell book."―Breitbart.com
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- Publisher : Center Street; First Edition (June 28, 2016)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1455568872
- ISBN-13 : 978-1455568871
- Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #197,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #259 in Political Corruption & Misconduct
- #324 in United States Executive Government
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About the author

GARY J. BYRNE served in federal law enforcement for nearly thirty years, in the U.S. Air Force Security Police, the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service, and most recently as a Federal Air Marshal. In his first book, #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER, he shared his experiences as the first Secret Service employee compelled to testify in a criminal case against a sitting U.S. president.
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Customers find the content very telling and interesting. They also describe the book as an excellent read. However, some find the book disappointing and disappointing. They say the characters lack morals, compassion, and basic security procedures. They describe the woman as mean, short-tempered, profane, and bottom-feeding scum. Opinions are mixed on the characterization, with some finding it awesome and others saying it's revealing weaknesses and a total lack of character. Readers also have mixed feelings about the writing quality, with others finding it well-written and clear, while others say it'd be better if it was less detailed.
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Customers find the content very telling, factual, and powerful. They also say the book is gripping and impossible to put down.
"...And, it also provides a lot of interesting information about the life of the secret service officers that risk their lives daily to protect our..." Read more
"...A powerful book that needs to be read by everyone who supports Hillary Clinton, but won’t be, because none of them want to see beyond the false..." Read more
"Just received this book Saturday and found it fascinating and a great read...." Read more
"...Mr Byrne is a true patriot and it is refreshing to hear his candid story about how his life unfolded and how his parents' values were instilled in..." Read more
Customers find the book an excellent read that holds their interest through the whole book. They also describe it as a riveting page-turner.
"...believe the 1 star reviews because they are obviously planted, this book is good...." Read more
"..."Hide your daughters, Bill Clinton is coming to town." It is worth reading, so we do not again have the booing edited out by a pandering..." Read more
"...Crisis of Character” by Gary J. Byrne is an exceptional book. It is one man’s version of reality and it never pretends to be anything else...." Read more
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"...At under 300 pages the book is a real page turner and quickly read...." Read more
"...A quick and riveting read that would cause a reader to consider an alternate choice for POTUS." Read more
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"...The problem is her disdain for everything in uniform and poor performance when it came to a military decision in Benghazi and lately trying to throw..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the writing quality. Some find the book well-written, easy to read, and professionally edited. They also say the author paints a clear picture of what Secret Service members go through. However, others say the book is poorly written, misleading in its title, and has hard to follow acronyms and names.
"...Having edited several other historical books, I think it is well written, edited and presented...." Read more
"...and I hate to do this to such an honorable man, but this book is poorly written, misleading in its title, and seems to have been suspiciously..." Read more
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Customers are mixed about the characterization. Some mention that Byrne is an awesome example of how character matters, a man of integrity and honesty. They also say it's an amazing record of their selfishness, along with their limitless obsession with our country. However, others say that the book reveals weaknesses and a total lack of character. They say the author has a very high opinion of himself and that the autobiography is disoriented and disheveled.
"...Well, the main problem with the book is that there is almost nothing about Hillary in the book...." Read more
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"...much of the information regarding Hillary selfish, evil, nasty personality." Read more
Customers find the book disappointing and boring as they progress.
"...It is not a literary masterpiece, but it evoked memories of a period of national shame...." Read more
"...(print, television, online), even though it turned out to be quite disappointing...." Read more
"...That, and the book felt very amateurish in its editing tone and style. If I had edited the book, it would've been about 100 pages long...." Read more
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Customers find the characters in the book mean, short-tempered, profane, rude, and nasty. They also say the tone of the book undercuts the message and alienates them with excessive use of the word s***t. Customers also mention that the characters do not have a Presidential demeanor.
"...found this portion of his story both genuinely heartbreaking and deeply infuriating...." Read more
"...was the epilogue/afterword, which he uses to sum up the Clintons as conniving, dishonest, unfeeling, vengeful, and willing to stop at nothing to..." Read more
"...All we learn about Hillary is that she has an explosive temper, which broke, among other things, a priceless vase in the Oval Office...." Read more
"...She curses worse than a stevedore and hates the Secret Service. She curses them constantly...." Read more
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"...Again, she has ignored basic security procedures, which cost lives in Benghazi and which exposed highly classied Information to potential hackers..." Read more
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I know the author of House of Cards, Michael Dobbs, modeled the USA version of his story after the Clintons. Many things we knew already in this story, if we lived through the Clinton years and a lot of these antics of theirs were also supported by many other books and documents. They had no respect at all for authority, rules, or the secret service and people in uniform then and they still don't seem to care, from what I read today about the Benghazi reports and Mrs Clinton's response "Let's move on" she said almost without any emotion or a tear in her eye about the dead. After concluding her discourse, she smiles, inappropriately because we are talking about four people that have not just died, but has been tortured and died horribly and her lies to the public overtly and without apology. To say she is cold and insensitive is an understatement. Based on seeing her recent behavior and responses at age 64, a time when most people mellow, I don't doubt she cursed and treated these good officers with contempt when she was much younger and less guarded in the 90's. I saw some of her interviews of that time, looking so young, she was obstinate, had a quick answer for everything and seem very combative, justifying everything. I also took the time to read her emails online, and they match her personality. Someone that seeks foreign policy and updates advice from outsiders rather than their own staff while Secretary of State, makes me think she wants to play by her own rules, outside of the inner team or circle. She wrote a lot of emails about Libya and Benghazi to Sid Bloomenthal, and he wasn't even part of the staff. So her early behavior during the Clinton presidency does not surprise me and believe this story 100%. They brought in their own big staff of interns and fired the travel staff to put in her own staff, and threatened then with IRS audits and other means to get her way. Not a nice person. An abuse of power, for sure.
The author feels that the Clinton's treated them like "furniture" and were ungrateful of the fact they were there to take a bullet for them. The contrast between the Clinton's and the old school Papa Bush and Barbara, was so well presented. Clinton's cheating on his wife with Monica is a great story and presents many aspects that we didn't know, and much that we already knew. But that wasn't a shocker for the reader, after all, other presidents had mistresses too. Lewinsky flipping her dress to show her thong to Clinton in front of the officers, was no different than Marylin singing happy birthday seductively to JFK! They just want to broadcast their indiscreation, it's a turn on for them it seems. The American People are tolerant of these things, but it's the lying they can't stand.
None of this is fiction, for sure. Very believable. Do not believe the 1 star reviews because they are obviously planted, this book is good. You can tell right way, they are planted because there are either honest 5 star reviews, like mine or 1 star reviews that don't go into detail. I see fewer 4 and 3 stars, which is an obvious sign that the one stars seem to be manipulations. Obviously the democratic party wants to discredit the book because it might affect their campaign. I don't think it will because nothing that is told here goes to their issues or policies. It talks about character.
Having edited several other historical books, I think it is well written, edited and presented. What is outstanding about this book is how it is told, from the point of view of one person. The language, the way he explains his experiences, reminds me of a World War II book I edited as well.
The marketing was of course taking advantage of the election frenzy, but I don't fault the publisher for that, it's marketing and if you don't catch the wave you won't sell the book and of course we won't find out the truth. But, this book, is in no way fiction or made up. Having followed this topic for such a long time, I have found so many other independent sources that confirm this information. These are the quintessential Clintons as we know them well. You either love them or hate them.
Does Hillary Clinton have an issue with her character? Maybe. I don't think that just because she curses like a truck driver, and she is insesitive that could make her a bad president. Plenty of males in top positions have been insufferable, and insensitive. The problem is her disdain for everything in uniform and poor performance when it came to a military decision in Benghazi and lately trying to throw her own boss under the bus to excuse her lack of action. This book explains where it comes from. She was asking the officers not to wear uniforms then and didn't even want to see them around. The author explains how they had to hide in the closet when she came around.
Militarily, they wanted to take away weapons from the military men "they wanted to help but not use force". The author says it's like a doctor wanting to operate without using a scalpel. It is so right, because this exactly what happened in Benghazi, she didn't want to send force to protect at the beginning, and when trouble started it was too late to have them rush in. The author points out this happened before in another situation. And, it will happen again because Today, on June 28th, 2016, her response to the Benghazi report shows that she hasn't changed her tune. Certainly the Clinton presidency was one scandal after another, always damage repair to extensive PR at the expense of the tax payer. Descriptions of lavish parties that were really a way to sell the Clinton brand and not the White House. This woman was already running for office then, setting things up for her future.
I strongly recommend that you read this book. More than Clinton Cash, this book is far more believable and an easy read. And, it also provides a lot of interesting information about the life of the secret service officers that risk their lives daily to protect our elected officials, and in this case, with the Clintons, they did not seem to show full appreciation when they took a bullet to protect them.
On the field were two of the best examples of empowered women in the world - the US and German teams. In the press box was one of the worst. Do we really want that family back in our White House. They were and are a national embarrassment. This book is written by a cop and Byrne writes like one. He sounds just like a friend who went from service as a US Navy diver to law enforcement. It is not a literary masterpiece, but it evoked memories of a period of national shame. A period where a South African radio host began his daily show with "Hide your daughters, Bill Clinton is coming to town." It is worth reading, so we do not again have the booing edited out by a pandering media.
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Reviewed in Brazil on October 17, 2019
Well,I will keep this short.I am hoping that Gary Byrne and hopefully someone connected to the new (Trump) administration will be made aware of my thoughts (that hopefully others share with me) that Gary should be in politics as he could and should help rewrite policies regarding several issues.The information inside this book should make it clear to all who are aware of this information that it is no great loss that the Clintons did not make it back into the Whitehouse. That being said,Donald Trump will have to work very hard to prove himself as a competent leader.I really believe that Gary Byrne with his no b.s. attitude, strong morals and smarts should enter politics in some way shape or form. Excellent book.









