Author(s): Jared Kushner

Biography & Memoir

From his office next to Trump, Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others. Now, Kushner finally tells his story-a fast-paced and surprisingly candid account of how a successful businessman with no political ambitions found himself pulled into a presidency that no one saw coming. Breaking History takes readers inside debates in the Oval Office, double crosses at the United Nations, tense meetings in Arab palaces, high-stakes negotiations, and the daily barrage of leaks, investigations, and West Wing infighting. A riveting historical narrative, this book is not your typical political memoir. Kushner details Washington's intense resistance to change and reveals how he broke through the stalemates of the past. An outsider among outsiders, Kushner was a results-driven executive among Beltway power brokers. He applied a first-principles approach to getting things done and questioned old assumptions, delivering unprecedented results on trade, criminal justice reform, production of Covid-19 vaccines, and Middle East peace. His successful negotiation of the Abraham Accords, the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in fifty years, earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Breaking History is the definitive account of what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency.