The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump

by Bob Woodward

Overview

“An uncharacteristic warning from one of the most respected, non-partisan journalists in the world” —Jake Tapper, CNN

“It was riveting. I couldn’t get enough of it.” —Gayle King, CBS Mornings

The Trump Tapes explodes with the exclusive, inside story of Trump’s performance as president—in his own words as he is questioned, even interrogated by Woodward, on the president’s key responsibilities from managing foreign relations to crisis management of the coronavirus pandemic.

This is the job Trump seeks again. How did he do the first time? This is the authentic answer, laying bare his repeated failures, obsessions, and grievances.

The Woodward interviews take a reader to a reporter’s laboratory meticulously examining the Trump presidency like never before—spellbinding and devastating.

*Including all 27 letters between President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668028148
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	01/17/2023
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	92,601
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Hometown:

Washington, D.C.

Date of Birth:

March 26, 1943

Place of Birth:

Geneva, Illinois

Education:

B.A., Yale University, 1965

Table of Contents

Author's Personal Note vii

Transcript

Opening Selection of Excerpts ix

Introduction 1

Interview 1 The Lone Ranger 5

Interview 2 Rocket Man 45

Interview 3 Nothing Scares Me 86

Interview 4 It Ended in Dust 136

Interview 5 Those Are So Top Secret 175

Interview 6 Favorite Dictators 177

Interview 7 This Is Deadly Stuff 200

Interview 8 I'm Number One 212

Interview 9 I Wanted to Always Play It Down 223

Interview 10 Words Cause Wars 247

Interview 11 What Is the Plan? 254

Interview 12 You Have Options 274

Turning Point: Trump's National Security Advisers 295

Interview 13 I'm Sure He Said It 311

Interview 14 I Ain't No Bush 321

Interview 15 George Floyd 328

Interview 16 You Really Drank the Kool-Aid 339

Interview 17 Nobody's Done What I've Done 350

Interview 18 I'm Not Feeling Any Love 376

Interview 19 Failure to Warn. Failure to Act 389

Interview 20 The Next One I Need Is You 408

Epilogue 414

Close 421

Appendix

Kim Jong Un-Trump Letters 423

Editorial Reviews

A passport to the heart of darkness. . . Disturbingly relevant.”—Lloyd Greene, The Guardian



“We finally got a Trump tell-all told by Donald Trump himself”—Jimmy Kimmel



"A window into Trump’s psyche"—Rick Wilson, The Lincoln Project



“Incredible, especially hearing that type of immaturity in the voice of the man holding the office of the presidency.”—Sunny Hostin, The View



“Astonishing.” —Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC



“You’re in the room. . . This is Donald Trump unvarnished.”—Jamie Gangel, CNN



“A valuable resource for voters and historians alike.”—Peter Baker, The New York Times

From the Publisher

There is no question that hearing Trump has an impact that reading alone cannot match....?? Woodward is showing in his own way how difficult it is to do journalism and historiography at the same time....In a Morning Edition interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Woodward speaks of how "the power of the audio" brings home something disturbing about Trump. ‘His voice is so consumed with himself and how he feels and his conclusions.’"

NPR - Ron Elving

This audiobook is a collection of interviews conducted by WASHINGTON POST journalist Bob Woodward with Donald Trump throughout the past decade. As anyone who has heard Trump speak can attest, the former president can talk around a subject with the best of them, but this work puts that skill to the test. Woodward does not accept Trump's word salads as answers. Trump sounds typically brash and boastful, talking glibly about everything, often exaggerating or telling out-and-out untruths. When he does, Woodward corrects him, sometimes to his face, other times in notes to listeners. While Woodward speaks slowly and distinctly, age has clearly taken its toll, forcing him at times to e-nun-ci-ate every syllable. The work is a powerful statement about contemporary politics. M.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2022 - AudioFile

This audiobook is a collection of interviews conducted by WASHINGTON POST journalist Bob Woodward with Donald Trump throughout the past decade. As anyone who has heard Trump speak can attest, the former president can talk around a subject with the best of them, but this work puts that skill to the test. Woodward does not accept Trump's word salads as answers. Trump sounds typically brash and boastful, talking glibly about everything, often exaggerating or telling out-and-out untruths. When he does, Woodward corrects him, sometimes to his face, other times in notes to listeners. While Woodward speaks slowly and distinctly, age has clearly taken its toll, forcing him at times to e-nun-ci-ate every syllable. The work is a powerful statement about contemporary politics. M.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2022 - AudioFile