Screen LibraryDirectors of central intelligence as leaders of the U.S. intelligence community, 1946-2005
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Potomac Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Dulles, Va. |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 336 p.: ports. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781597971171 1597971170 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: |
D771.236-09 D871.29 |
| Call Number: | D871.29/G244 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-319) and index. First four DCIs: gaining a foothold -- Allen Dulles: reluctant manager -- John McCone and William Raborn: new kind of DCI -- Richard Helms: corralling the beast -- James Schlesinger: new direction -- William Colby: positive efforts amid turmoil -- George Bush: calm between storms -- Stansfield Turner: ambition denied -- William Casey: back to basics -- William Webster: transition to post-Cold War era -- Robert Gates: preemptive reform -- R. James Woolsey: uncompromising defender -- John Deutch: beyond the community -- George Tenet: deputizing integration -- Porter Goss: the last DCI -- Final observations. |