Bullets, Bombs, and Fast Talk: Twenty-five years of FBI War Stories

Authors

Jim Botting

Document Type

Lecture

Series/Event

Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL)

Abstract

Jim Botting, a Calvin alumnus and FBI veteran, will talk about Bullets, Bombs, and Fast Talk: Twenty-five years of FBI War Stories. He was a hostage negotiator at the Waco, Texas, standoff with David Koresh; the Randy Weaver barricade in Ruby Ridge, Idaho; the hijacking of Continental Flight 52; and many more major incidents. He taught hostage negotiation techniques, SWAT tactics, officer survival, and crisis management for many years. The title of his talk is also the title of his book.

Publication Date

10-22-2009

Recommended Citation

Botting, Jim, "Bullets, Bombs, and Fast Talk: Twenty-five years of FBI War Stories" (2009). Conferences and Lectures. 441.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh_av_conferences/441