Published in early 2004 , '' The Price of Loyalty '' chronicled the tenure of Paul O'Neill as Treasury Secretary during the Bush Administration . Like all treasury secretaries , O'Neill was the top domestic advisor to the president , as well as a member of the pivotal National Security Council . The book featured over 19,000 documents provided by O'Neill from his first two years with the Bush Administration . Among the most damaging accusations in the book was that invasion of Iraq was on the agenda as early as February 2001 , nearly 7 months before the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
The Price of Loyalty