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Author Daugherty, William J., 1947-

Title Executive secrets : covert action and the presidency / William J. Daugherty ; foreword by Mark Bowden.

Publication Info. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2004]
©2004

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 Moore Stacks  JK468.I6 D38 2004    Available  ---
Description xxiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-275) and index.
Contents The role of covert action in intelligence and foreign policy -- The "romances" of covert action -- Covert action policy and pitfalls -- The military and peacetime covert action -- The discipline of covert action -- Approval and review of covert action programs in the modern era -- Harry S. Truman -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson -- Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford -- Jimmy Carter -- Ronald W. Reagan -- George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton -- Conclusion.
Subject United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Intelligence service.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Presidents.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1945-1989
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
Chronological Term 1989-
Subject Espionage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage.
ISBN 0813123348 hardcover alkaline paper