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In his new book, The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future, bestselling author Chris Whipple delves into the difficult decisions made by the men and woman who have led the ...

Chris Whipple talked to former CIA directors to provide an inside look ... Director John Brennan talked about the history of the president’s daily briefing. Foll… Clayton Laurie talked about ...

However, leading the CIA involves more than just the director; it requires a robust team to effect real change. History has ...

Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images This bombshell, revealed by former CIA chief operating officer Andrew Makridis to congressional investigators, will go down in history as an ...

Its directors, in retirement ... Scribes like me write history books about the CIA, interviewing spies who have spent their lives undercover. And its veterans write autobiographies like Jonna ...

The CIA had multiple directors that oversaw the U.S.’ reportedly ... diplomatic officers are instructed to examine whether their employment history or family ties could make them valuable.

"When people wanted to invade Cuba or kill Castro, his attitude was, 'Oh, God,'" Helms' biographer Thomas Powers told Chris Whipple, author of "The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History ...

Other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, but the CIA’s acknowledgment in a podcast about the agency’s history comes ... by former agency directors Robert Gates and ...