Jun 21, 20 national treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. In a few months a new us president will begin to chart a course through a complex set of national security issues. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages 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. Washington yes, president barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national. David priess talked about his book, the presidents book of secrets. The president is just a puppet he might think he is running the show but thats just bs b. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. On march 17, the brookings intelligence project will host author and former u. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets.
Who would resist to having a look to a book that is said to contains the answers for the biggest coverups in american history after all. 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. Spangled banner american civil war american history american flag american pride american freedom american spirit american presidents american soldiers. Bens last words on the subject give us another hint. 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. It was stated in the first films commentary that there. The page 47 idea was created to keep the audience in suspense for a next national treasure movie. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book of secrets posted to politics may 31, 2016 by. President book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this book s location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents from kennedy to obama. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains information. Im pretty sure production for the next film has already started or the producers will begin production next year. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents from kennedy to obama, about the presidents daily. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the.
It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. The book of secrets, and other secret books october 15, 2014 by peter armenti the following is a guest post by mark f. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. Hall, a research specialist in the library of congresss digital reference section. Intelligence officer david priess for a discussion of his new book, the presidents book of secrets, and the. Or complaints about our articles please contact us. President obama said today that hes seen the real book of secrets, but wont say whats in it.
He is a historian and amateur cryptologist from a family of. In this episode of the stratfor podcast, we ask former intelligence officer, manager and daily briefer at the cia david priess about his latest book the presidents book of secrets. Benjamin gates said the content of page 47 of the book of secrets a book kept by us presidents for us presidents eyes only was lifealtering. From missilerepelling flare activation to the real reason behind air force one only ever presenting its left side to the public, the program explores many rarely discussed aspects of. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This topsecret document is known as the presidents.
The presidents book of secrets takes viewers on a journey inside white house history to unveil staggering information about secrets known only to the president. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Page 47 production talks have begun for installment 3 of the movie franchise national treasure, based on the president asking ben gates whats on page 47. Description the book of secrets is passed down to each president, who finds his own hiding place for the book. Presidents top secret intelligence briefing is like. The secret of page 47 in the president s book is unrevealed. And that there is some sort of presidential briefing for incomi. 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 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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national.
While he does so, booth leaves for fords theatre to assassinate us president abraham lincoln. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. The presidents 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 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. Request what is on page 47 of the president s book of secrets in national treasure 2.
The idea of a book of secrets, a book kept by us presidents for us presidents eyes only, is mesmerizing even if a bit farfetched. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. The book of secrets is a secret book in the possession of the sitting president of the united states. Well we going to know whats on that famous page in national treasure 3. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the president s book of secrets. Americas book of secrets, a program broadcast by history tv channel this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title book of secrets. They drag you through hours of conspiracy theories and random imagery to make this story seem legitimate. Back for an exciting third season, america s book of secrets goes deeper, farther and wider than ever in its unceasing effort to bring viewers the truth behind today s most shocking headlines. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the president s secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of.
Priess work makes an invaluable contribution to the study of intelligence, which no library on. The mystical book as told in the movie national treasure, probably doesnt exist. This documentary takes a curious look at some of the biggest secrets kept by those who have held court in the u. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents kindle edition by priess, david, bush, george h. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. A black market antiquities dealer, mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary. The presidents book of secrets studies in intelligence vol 60, no. More than 220 pages of secrets included in the book. The book was thick and the city of gold clue was was somewhere in the middle. What is on page 47 on the book of secrets in the film national treasure book of secrets.
I dont think for one second the president has a book of secrets a. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the biggest coverups in american history. The book had been burned in 1831, and had been lost during john f. Goss complained he had to spend a startling five hours a day working on the pdb, because he was disappointed by it and saw it. High quality leather cover with embossed seal on it real brass buttons of the civil war preaged. The president s 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 president s daily brief pdb. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas. Because the briefings are classified, you wont find any secrets revealed in this book. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of.
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 yarn or tellall books that dominate the intelligence literature today. The presidents book of secrets with david priess youtube. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. It contains secrets known only to the presidents, e. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. Obama in august 20, 2009 claims that he saw this secret book. After finding out the location of the presidents 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 page numbers which contains of the jfk assassination and area 51 is entirely not true, it contain the nations secrets, and for the presidents eyes only. Book of secrets released on home video as national.
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. The government would not want all the secrets to be in one place for some one to find c. Excia officer david priess dishes about presidents book. Ben later tells the president that he can help with solving that mystery and even called it life altering. Instead of presenting actual facts of a book of secrets they present ideas of what could go in such a book. Kennedy, every president has received a short, personalized daily report from the intelligence community.