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John Daltons life is an inspirational American success story At the Helm traces his journey from modest beginnings in Louisiana to traveling the world and working across private and public sectors and four presidential appointments all culminating in his appointment as the 70th Secretary of the Navy

As CEO of the Department of the Navy including both Navy and Marine Corps Dalton had to weather the storm of the Tailhook controversy navigate through the Naval Academy cheating scandal manage the new policies of Dont Ask Dont Tell and women serving in combat His record with these situations shines as a model of ethical leadership during crises

John Dalton has created an account of his life for posterity and to encourage others at this challenging juncture in American history His memoir recounts his experiences and the bedrock values which shaped him and the hard lessons he received from them including the essence of principled leadership

At the Helm is a portrait of a man who has lived life ethically and to the fullest doing his utmost to leave the world better than he found it