The CIA and American Democracy; Third Edition

This third edition of Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones's engrossing history of the Central Intelligence Agency includes a new prologue that discusses the history of the CIA since the end of the Cold War, focusing in particular on the intelligence dimensions of the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

Preface to the Third Edition

vii

Prologue: 9/11 and the Post--Cold War CIA

ix

Introduction

1

(10)

The Lessons of American History

11

(13)

The Birth of the CIA

24

(18)

The Mists of Bogota: Expansion and Obfuscation

42

(21)

Surviving McCarthy: A Weakness for Immunity

63

(18)

The Golden Age of Operations

81

(19)

Intelligence in the Golden Age: The Fight for Credibility

100

(18)

Presidential Shake-Up: Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs

118

(21)

Presidential Neglect: LBJ and the CIA to June 1966

139

(17)

Helms, Johnson, and Cosmetic Intelligence

156

(20)

Nixon, Kissinger, and the Fruits of Manipulation

176

(18)

Democracy's Intelligence Flap: Toward a New Legitimacy

194

(22)

Restrained Intelligence and the Half-Won Peace

216

(13)

Ignoring the Credible: The CIA in the 1980s

229

(19)

Conclusion

248

(5)

List of Abbreviations Used in the Notes

253

(2)

Notes

255

(42)

Bibliography

297

(22)

Index

319

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The CIA and American Democracy; Third Edition

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