In the film, ben is able to manipulate the president into separating him from his birthday party at mount vernon washingtons home in virginia and taking him down into a secret network of tunnels only indicated on an older map of the estate. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. Vladimir putin is alive but neutralised as shadowy security chiefs stage a stealthy coup in moscow, it was claimed last night. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the map s landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2.
Americans with employer based plans also said more money was taken out of their paychecks for coverage. Noted historians rank americas best and worst chief executives is a three part examination of the rankings of all of the presidents from washington to obama, followed by a speculative academic discussion of how president donald trump may someday be evaluated, based on the lessons of past presidencies. The movie national treasure book of secrets is based on allegations that the heros ancestor was a conspirator in the assassination of abraham lincoln. My fan theory is based upon the thought why did the president trust nicholas cages character in national treasure 2. National endowment for the humanities 400 7th street, sw washington, dc 20506. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. The hoover institutions national security, and law working group, along with hoovers washington, dc office, held a discussion on the unique relationship between the president and the. Dec 05, 2007 watch the fourth podcast from national treasure. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booth s diary to prove his ancestor s innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. But this story begins with the most famous assassination in history. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. It was 25 years ago this week when europes oldest human mummy, nicknamed otzi, was discovered by hikers who were a snowballs throw from the austrianitalian border. When a film does very well at the box office it is only natural that a sequel will quickly get the green light for production.
The presidents book of secrets holds documents, for presidents eyes only, of all the nations secrets. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this book s location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. If you were looking to build a mount rushmore of the founders of rock n roll, it would have to be chuck berry, elvis presley, little richard, and jerry lee lewis. Vladimir putin has been neutralised by a stealthy coup. The hill is a top us political website, read by the white house and more lawmakers than any other site vital for policy, politics and election campaigns. What are they talking about that s on page 47 of the president s book. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Mar 21, 2009 inside is the president s book, something agent sadusky describes as a collection of documents for president s eyes only.
What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. A diary that was found the night booth was killed, with 18 pages. Book of secrets 2007, national treasure movies, cthulhu mythos h. National treasure tworeleased dec07is another wonderful entry in the franchise that,in my opinion, is every bit as good as the first one. The president of the united states is a man who was kidnapped and later helped ben gates in 2007 by leading him to the president s secret book. Former fsb chief nikolai patrushev was behind the plot, claimed. Benjamin franklin gatesriley poole works archive of our own. It is a fun flick that the whole family can watch together and that is a rare thing no matter how many technical gaffs the movie may make. Shortly following the release of national treasure. The great seal of the united states americas vision statement. Like the first film our central character is very much the indiana jones type,very scholarly,a brilliant symbologist and with a big dollop of the adventurer thrown in for good measure. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets.
Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Ben lured the president to the tunnel to ask him about the presidents secret book, knowing the president wouldnt admit its existence in front of anyone else. Benjamin franklin gatesriley poole works archive of. Movies about conspiracy theories are always intriguing because they challenge viewers to think creatively and solve clues. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the president s book of secrets. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. May 11, 2020 national endowment for the humanities 400 7th street, sw washington, dc 20506. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain to find other clues and even peak inside the president s secret. Like the first film our central character is very much the indiana jones type,very scholarly,a brilliant symbologist and with a big dollop of the adventurer thrown in. It takes some time to find it, but eventually the trio finds the very special book. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to.
When bens request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Later in life, it dawned on me it also influenced how i travel. Book of secrets about the presidents book of secrets passed down from george washington to george bush. The president then pardoned gates for the kidnapping and asked him to assist with page 47 of the president s secret book. Thompson, cage s benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to. There are a lot of listed credits for writing this film. I f you are a fan of the original national treasure and you enjoyed the first movie, i know you will completely enjoy this second installment there is really not much that is truth in the story of national treasure. Lovecraft general audiences no archive warnings apply. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3.
The clues to solving them are all around, hidden in plain sight. The story takes us from washington to paris to mount rushmore in search of evidence that will show that ben gages greatgreat grandfather was not involved in the plot to kill lincoln. The untold story of intelligence briefings to americas presidents from kennedy to obama on thursday, october, 2016 from 5. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Ben told him he needed to see the book to lead us to the discovery of the greatest native american treasure of all time. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle.
It was 25 years ago this week when europe s oldest human mummy, nicknamed otzi, was discovered by hikers who were a snowball s throw from the austrianitalian border. Ben gates and his team manipulate events to ensure the presidents birthday celebrations are held at mount vernon so they can talk to him alone in national treasure. Book of secrets, although the writers have managed to have fun with many accounts we are familiar with in american history, such as the lincoln assassination plot. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. Adjusting global incomes based on purchasing power, government transfers, housing costs, etc, there are approximately 60 million people worldwide in the. Abraham lincolns killer, john wilkes booth, kept a diary. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Ben gates nicolas cage, the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the. So its no wonder national treasure was such a hit when it premiered 10.
Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. An assist that helped gates clear his ancestors name and find cibola, the city of gold. With its famous dome celebrating its 150th anniversary in december 20, the united states capitol is a treasuretrove of civic art. While this sequel falls a little short of the original, which is not saying much, it does hold together and does what it sets out to do. Rediscovering the art of constantino brumidi gives a detailed history of renowned italianborn artist constantino brumidis masterful work in making beautiful the walls and ceilings of the united states.
What i learned about money and more in 2014 forbes. Us, politics, china, world, opinion, business, science, art. This is a complicated question for children from a military family. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider.
The hoover institution hosted the presidents book of secrets. Obama in august 20, 2009 claims that he saw this secret book. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. Book of secrets about the president s book of secrets passed down from george washington to george bush. Is the president secret book from national treasure. Clear, fact based journalism without spin or hidden agendas.
Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Book of secrets 2007 several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. Inside is the presidents book, something agent sadusky describes as a collection of documents for presidents eyes only. Hoover working group member and senior fellow at the hoover institution, jack goldsmith interviewed author david priess on his new book, the president s book of secrets. The interview took an in depth look into the topsecret document known as the president s daily brief, or the book as intelligence officials like to call it. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, it s a ferrari f430 spider. The great seal of the united states americas vision.
The mystical book as told in the movie national treasure, probably doesnt exist. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. And that there is some sort of presidential briefing for incomi. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. The presidents story of we got trapped and he saved my life would work just as well without the discovery. Book of secrets established that the president had a fascination and love of americas first president, george washington. The government also has official illustrations of the great seals two sides. Book of secrets 2007 movie props, costumes and wardrobe from the movie. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Is the president secret book from national treasure based on an actual conspiracy theory or completely made up for the plot. This also means the president couldnt tell secret service what really happened. As an actor who had performed on fords stage, booth knew the place well.
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