Author: Mark Gelhardt SrPublisher:
ISBN: 9780999758410
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Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Colonel Mark Gelhardt had an atypical military career that landing him in The White House next to the President of the United States, where he was responsible for the last link of communications between the President and the rest of the Government. While a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the Army, Mark Gelhardt was selected by the top officials in the Government to be the Commander of the Data Systems Unit, as part of the White House Communications Agency. In this position he supported the President as the Chief Information Officers (CIO) for all classified Information Technology used by The White House. LTC Gelhardt worked at the White House for over four years (1995-1999), working with President Clinton and his staff almost every day, both on the White House grounds and traveling worldwide. This gave Mark Gelhardt unfettered access to the inner workings of The White House and the Presidency. Since retiring from the Army in 2001 Mark has been asked by many people about his time at the White House. Mark has many stories about what happened behind closed doors, and proudly speaks about the outstanding support done by the fantastic military members that support the Commander-in-Chief. Mark has taken the time to write down his experience about his day to day job at The White House and also about some of the funny stories he picked up along the way. Please enjoy this non-political book with surprising behind the scenes stories. I hope they provide you with some insight to the wonderful military members that work so hard to keep you safe every day in support the Presidnet/Commander-in-Chief.
