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Daugherty, William J., 1947-

Executive secrets covert action and the presidency / [electronic resource] : William J. Daugherty ; foreword by Mark Bowden. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2004. - xxvii, 298 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Intelligence service--History--United States--20th century.
Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Espionage--History--United States--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JK468.I6 / D38 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 327.1273