Random House presents the audiobook edition of Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel, read by Edoardo Ballerini.
'What would happen if the president of the U.S.A. went stark-raving mad?' The 1965 bestselling political thriller, back by popular demand
'A little too plausible for comfort' New York Times, 1965
How can one man convince the highest powers in Washington that the President of the United States is dangerously unstable - before it's too late?
Senator Jim MacVeagh is proud to serve his country - and his president, Mark Hollenbach, who has a near-spotless reputation as the vibrant, charismatic leader of MacVeagh's party and the nation. When Hollenbach begins taking MacVeagh into his confidence, the young senator knows that his star is on the rise.
But then Hollenbach starts summoning MacVeagh in the middle of the night to Camp David. There, the president sits in the dark and rants about his enemies, unfurling insane theories about all the people he says are conspiring against him. They would do anything, President Hollenbach tells the stunned senator, to stop him from setting in motion the grand, unprecedented plans he has to make America a great world power once again.
MacVeagh comes away from these meetings increasingly convinced that the man he once admired has lost his mind. But what can he do? Who can he tell?
The time is the Cold War. The President and Congress have entered into a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. The charismatic chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes that the Soviets will not abide by the treaty and he begins to plan a coup, setting the stage for a suspenseful story.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Nat Benchley, Leonor Chaves, Terrence Currier, Laura Giannarelli, Michael Goodwin, Mitchell Hebert, Helen Hedman, Barbara Klein, Michael Kramer, Amy McWilliams, Kevin Murray, Michael Russotto and Fred Thompson.
