The New York Times bestseller?and the candid voice of an American president

In 1974, Newsweek correspondent Thomas M. DeFrank was interviewing Gerald Ford when the Vice Leader blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet. He then extracted a guarantee never to publish it. ?Write it once i?m deceased,? Ford said? and therefore started a thirty-two-year relationship.

Over the last fifteen many years of their discussions, Ford opened up to DeFrank, speaking in a way few presidents ever have. Right here the award-winning journalist reveals these private talks, as Ford discusses his encounters along with his fellow presidents, the Warren Percentage, and his exchanges with Bill Clinton during the last mentioned?s impeachment procedure. Furthermore, he stocks his thoughts about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, his beloved wife Betty, and the frustrations of aging. Write It AFTER I?m Gone isn’t only a historical record but an unprecedented portrait of the president.