Preface to the Third Edition
Prologue: 9/11 and the Post-Cold War CIA
Introduction p. 1
The Lessons of American History p. 11
The Birth of the CIA p. 24
The Mists of Bogota: Expansion and Obfuscation p. 42
Surviving McCarthy: A Weakness for Immunity p. 63
The Golden Age of Operations p. 81
Intelligence in the Golden Age: The Fight for Credibility p. 100
Presidential Shake-up: Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs p. 118
Presidential Neglect: LBJ and the CIA to June 1966 p. 139
Helms, Johnson, and Cosmetic Intelligence p. 156
Nixon, Kissinger, and the Fruits of Manipulation p. 176
Democracy's Intelligence Flap: Toward a New Legitimacy p. 194
Restrained Intelligence and the Half-Won Peace p. 216
Ignoring the Credible: The CIA in the 1980s p. 229
Conclusion p. 248
List of Abbreviations Used in the Notes p. 253
Notes p. 255
Bibliography p. 297
Index p. 319