The CIA & Congress : the untold story from Truman to Kennedy /

"Drawing on a wealth of newly declassified documents, research at some two dozen archives, and interviews with former officials, David M.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barrett, David M., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History.
United States. > Congress.
États-Unis. > Central Intelligence Agency > Histoire.
États-Unis. > Congress.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
USA > Congress
USA > Central Intelligence Agency
1945-1989
Diplomatic relations.
Außenpolitik
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The Truman era, 1947-1952. No "American Gestapo," but "No more Pearl Harbors"-- Initial oversight: budgets and covert action
  • "A South American Pearl Harbor"
  • "This Is an Espionage Bill"
  • The Soviet A-bomb: "We apparently don't have the remotest idea"
  • Communists and "perverts" in the CIA
  • Korea: "No better today than on December 7, 1941"
  • A new DCI
  • The "dirty business"
  • Portraits
  • CIA subcommittees, intelligence roles, and budgets
  • "We don't let just anybody look at our files"
  • "There will be no changes"
  • pt. 2. The Eisenhower era, 1953-1960. Meddling?
  • Getting "Taberized"
  • Guatemala: sterilizing a "red infection"
  • Mr. Mansfield goes to the Senate
  • Joseph McCarthy: the CIA's other would-be overseer
  • "You, who championed our cause"
  • Barons restored
  • "Dodging dead cats"
  • "They have to have a building"
  • The new Mansfield resolution: two surprises
  • "We have a history of underestimation"
  • Hungary and the Suez: "We had a very good idea, Senator"
  • Sputnik
  • An early "year of intelligence"?
  • "I cannot always predict when there is going to be a riot"
  • Iraq: "Our intelligence was just plain lousy"
  • Return to Missile Gap
  • From the Pforzheimer era to the Warner era
  • Subordinating intelligence?
  • In and out of hearing rooms
  • "Who are our liquidators?"
  • "I'd like to tell him to his face what I think about him"
  • U-2: "We have felt these operations were appropriate"
  • Pouring oil on fire
  • "Their answer to that demand": Congressional paternity?
  • "My opinion of the CIA went skyrocketing"
  • pt. 3. Cuba, the CIA, and Congress: 1960-1961. Castro: "This fellow is bad and ought to go"
  • "What is the rationale behind that?"
  • "I agree that you had to replace Dulles"
  • Afterword: alarms.

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