The president's book of secrets
the untold story of intelligence briefings to America's presidents from Kennedy to Obama
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Word Count
96,000 words, Guess
Page Count
384 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepresidentsbookof0000prie_t1l3
- ISBN-101610395956
- ISBN-139781610395953
- Library of Congress Control Number2015041833
- OCLC Control Number914195545
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781610395953
- Open LibraryOL27202735M
Classifications
- DDC327.1273
- LCCJK468.I6 P745 2016
- LCCJK468.I6P745 2016
Description
"Every day, a member of the CIA presents to the president a report detailing the most sensitive activities and analysis of world events. These can range from the behavior of America's allies to the maneuvering of its adversaries, from imminent dangers to long-term strategic opportunities, and are often based on the words of highly placed sources or the interceptions of astonishingly nimble technologies. This report--for the president's eyes only--forms the basis of the president's assessment of US intelligence and strength. The story of the President's Daily Brief--the PDB, in the jargon--is a window into the character of each president and his administration, and the degree to which his worldview and policy was shaped by the information from the security services"--
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