What Is the What writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees
The President's Plane Is Missing (novel) of the book was aired on television, starring Peter Graves and Buddy Ebsen. Filming for "The President's Plane Is Missing" had been completed in 1971, but Graves reported that the film did not air until 1973 due to the film's villains being Chinese and President Richard Nixon's then negotiations with China. The President's Plane Is Missing (novel) The President's Plane Is Missing is a 1967 novel by Robert J. Serling. The book was made into a made-for-TV film by the same name, which aired on 23 October 1973 in the United States. The book tells the story of a crash