A Conversation and Book Signing with Congressman Mike Waltz

Please join us for an in-person event for a conversation and book signing with Congressman Mike Waltz for his latest book, Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret (Publish Date: October 22, 2024). All books must be purchased through the Reagan Library Museum Store to receive signature. For those who want to stay for lunch, an optional lunch ticket may be purchased during the registration process.

To sign up for the program, pre-purchase books, and/or purchase the lunch ticket*, please click here.

In Hard Truths, Congressman and retired Green Beret Mike Waltz shares how the mindset he honed in military service can help anyone―in politics, in business or in life―conquer everyday challenges.

Up in the mountains of Afghanistan, one of Mike Waltz's snipers watched through his scope as a young boy acted as a spotter for the Taliban mortars attacking a Green Beret position. The sniper requested permission to fire. Waltz refused, insisting on restraint. The child was spared, and the position was held. Later that same day, Waltz visited a nearby Afghan village and discovered the Taliban had hanged a boy in front of his family―because the child wasn't willing to fight for them.

Restraint is a trait common to Green Berets, but rare on the battlefield―and even rarer in today's national political discourse.

Now, Mike Waltz is a retired Colonel and a U.S. Representative from Florida, the first Green Beret ever to be elected to Congress. After twenty-seven years in the Army, nearly all of them in the elite Special Forces where he fought America's enemies around the world, he has developed a perspective distinct from most―probably all―of his colleagues in politics today.

*An optional lunch is available for purchase (ticket must be purchased no later than October 17, 2024) for after the program. The lunch will be a buffet in the Air Force One Pavilion and will include:

• Mixed Green Salad with Carrots, Cucumbers and Ranch and Balsamic Vinaigrette (vegetarian, gf)
• Hand Carved Tri-Tip (gf)
• Dry Rubbed Sliced Chicken Breast (gf)
• House-Made BBQ Sauce (vegan, gf) *on the side
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes (vegetarian, gf)
• House Baked Cheddar Corn Muffins (vegetarian)
• BBQ Baked Beans (vegan, gf)
• Chocolate Fudge Brownies (vegetarian)
• Available upon request for Vegetarians/ Vegans: plated gluten free fall vegetable stack and mixed berries for dessert