The CIA & Congress : the untold story from Truman to Kennedy
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JK468.I6 B38 2005
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JK468.I6 B38 2005
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | JK468.I6 B38 2005 | On Shelf |
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15.85 history of America.
Außenpolitik
CIA.
Foreign policy.
The Congress.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency. -- History.
United States. -- Congress.
USA -- Central Intelligence Agency
USA -- Congress
États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1945-1989.
États-Unis. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Histoire.
États-Unis. -- Congress.
Außenpolitik
CIA.
Foreign policy.
The Congress.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency. -- History.
United States. -- Congress.
USA -- Central Intelligence Agency
USA -- Congress
États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1945-1989.
États-Unis. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Histoire.
États-Unis. -- Congress.
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Book
Physical Desc
x, 542 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
9790700614003
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-519) and index.
Description
"Drawing on a wealth of newly declassified documents, research at some two dozen archives, and interviews with former officials, David M.
Description
Barrett provides an unprecedented and often colorful account of relations between American spymasters and Capitol Hill. He chronicles the CIA's dealings with senior legislators who were haunted by memories of our intelligence failure at Pearl Harbor and yet riddled with fears that such an organization might morph into an American Gestapo.
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He focuses in particular on the efforts of Congress to monitor, finance, and control the agency's activities from the creation of the national security state in 1947 through the planning for the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961."
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"The CIA and Congress provides a much-needed historical perspective for current debates in Congress and beyond concerning the agency's recent failures and ultimate fate.
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In our post-9/11 era, it shows that anxieties over the challenges to democracy posed by our intelligence communities have been with us from the very beginning."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barrett, D. M. (2005). The CIA & Congress: the untold story from Truman to Kennedy . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, David M., 1951-. 2005. The CIA & Congress: The Untold Story From Truman to Kennedy. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, David M., 1951-. The CIA & Congress: The Untold Story From Truman to Kennedy Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Barrett, D. M. (2005). The CIA & congress: the untold story from truman to kennedy. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barrett, David M. The CIA & Congress: The Untold Story From Truman to Kennedy University Press of Kansas, 2005.
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