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  • The Making of the President 2016

  • How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution
  • By: Roger Stone
  • Narrated by: BJ Pottsworth
  • Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (269 ratings)

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The Making of the President 2016

By: Roger Stone
Narrated by: BJ Pottsworth
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In the tradition of Theodore White's landmark books, the definitive look at how Donald J. Trump shocked the world to become president.

From Roger Stone, a New York Times best-selling author, longtime political adviser, friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes the first in-depth examination of how Trump's campaign tapped in to the national mood to deliver a stunning victory that almost no one saw coming.

In the early hours of November 9, 2016, one of the most contentious, polarizing, and vicious presidential races came to an abrupt and unexpected end when heavily favored presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called Donald J. Trump to concede, shocking a nation that had, only hours before, given little credence to his chances. Donald Trump pulled the greatest upset in American political history despite a torrent of invective and dismissal of the mainstream media. Here is the first definitive explanation about how the "silent majority" shifted the election to Donald Trump in reliable Democratic Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, thus handing him the presidency.

Stone, a longtime Trump retainer and confidant, gives us the inside story of how Donald Trump almost single-handedly harnessed discontent among "Forgotten Americans" despite running a guerrilla-style grassroots campaign to compete with the smooth-running and free-spending Clinton political machine.

From the start Trump's campaign was unlike any seen on the national stage - combative, maverick, and fearless. Trump's nomination was the hostile takeover of the Republican Party and a resounding repudiation of the failed leadership of both parties whose policies have brought America to the brink of financial collapse as well as endangering our national security.

Here Stone outlines how Donald Trump skillfully ran as the anti-Open Borders candidate as well as a supporter of American sovereignty and how he used the globalist trade deals like NAFTA to win over 3 of 10 Bernie Sanders supporters. The veteran adviser to Nixon, Reagan, and Trump charts the rise of the alt-conservative media and the end of the mainstream media monopoly on voter-impacting information dissemination. This is an insider's view that includes studying opposition research into Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton's crimes and the struggle by the Republican establishment to stop Trump and how they underestimated him.

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Beyond Excellent Book In Every Aspect

What made the experience of listening to The Making of the President 2016 the most enjoyable?

The narrator is excellent.

What about BJ Pottsworth’s performance did you like?

He is not dry and boring. He is not reading, but telling a story.

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

How FBI Director James Comey was threatened by Mitch McConnell to exonerate Hillary or he would face a largely unknown law that unfortunately I can't recite, but it had to do with going after a presidential candidate.

Any additional comments?

This book will most definitely become a history book.

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fantastic

action packed all the way through
will be looking for more Roger stone books. good good stuff

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Informative, Factual, Fascinating!!!

Operative R. Stone,

A Legend in the world of Politics pure Genius regarding Political Strategy.

Roger is one of the Founding Members of the Trump Mafia.
Assisting with campaign strategy advising Donald which issues to attach to his candidacy.

This AudioBook is a tremendous historical account of the day 2 day decisions that ultimately led to the Greatest Upset in Human History.

If your like most folks who can not get enough of The Don's 2016 Presidential run. This is the book for you answers to all those questions you have wondered about since Nov. 8th. Behind the public persona Trump's true strategy for those so called controversial comments. Who was truly on his side what was the conversation election night in the war room as the results trickled in.

Would you enjoy reliving the most exciting Election Night ever?

Download this Audiobook sit back & gloat!

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Awesome Details & Analysis

Book is FABULOUS about 2016 Election - delicious details. This book details who the players are and where they came from.

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A Good Look Behind the Scenes

This book gives a good look behind the scenes of the Trump campaign, as well as the election in general.
Some of this stuff is still very fresh so it's definitely a book you'll want to listen to/read again in the future to look back on.

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LOL, these last couple of years ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

Great book, you will laugh out loud at some of the moments and situations described in this book. You have to keep reminding yourself it isn't fiction. Well, you'll laugh out loud if you are happy with Trump becoming president. You might cry if you are not. But we can all agree that we live in historically significant times, and this book is admittedly a gloat-fest by the "side" that "won". I put those words in quotes because 100 years from now all of this hyper-emotional and hyper-political sentiment will most likely be interpreted and thought about differently.

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Great insight

Amazing amount of detailed and verifiable info on both party’s campaigns. Entertaining and highly recommended.

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Bravo Roger Stone!

An eye opener with every sentence! Truth prevails throughout this book. I admire your courage in writing this book so we can all know what really goes on behind the closed doors!! Thank you for writing it!

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Great Alternative Narrative

Very concise. It's a good read if you didn't follow the 2016 election and want to know how it all happened.

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Trump Revolution and a Landmark Election Upset

This book is certain to become a classic in the tradition of political analyst Jules Whitcover who first started the Making of the Presidency series.

Roger Stone, the author, was a longtime political confidant of Nixon's and a top Reagan strategist in the 1984 GOP Landslide.

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