Daugherty, William J.,  1947- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intelligence service--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Presidents--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Espionage--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--1989-
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK468.I6  / D38 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.1273