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Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board

Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board - Hardcover

by Kenneth Michael Absher, Michael C. Desch, Roman Popadiuk
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kenneth Michael Absher, Michael C. Desch, Roman PopadiukPublish date:2012-09-21Pages:528
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136080ISBN-10:813136083UPC:9780813136080Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Intelligence & Espionage, American Government, History & TheoryBook Topic:Executive BranchSize:9.10 x 6.41 x 1.51 inchesWeight:1.9114Product ID:SCXVGY16Q6
Above the politics and ideological battles of Washington, D.C., is a committee that meets behind locked doors and leaves its paper trail in classified files. The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) is one of the most secretive and potentially influential segments of the U.S. intelligence community. Established in 1956, the PIAB advises the president about intelligence collection, analysis, and estimates, and about the legality of foreign intelligence activities. Privileged and Confid
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136080ISBN-10:813136083UPC:9780813136080Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Intelligence & Espionage, American Government, History & TheoryBook Topic:Executive BranchSize:9.10 x 6.41 x 1.51 inchesWeight:1.9114Product ID:SCXVGY16Q6

Kenneth Michael Absher, a retired senior CIA operations officer, is a fellow with the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and the author of Mind-Sets and Missiles: A First Hand Account of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Michael C. Desch, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of Civilian Control of the Military: The Changing Security Environment.

Roman Popadiuk served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in 1992-1993. He is a retired member of the career Senior Foreign Service.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Kenneth Michael Absher, Michael C. Desch, Roman Popadiuk

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Kenneth Michael Absher, Michael C. Desch, Roman Popadiuk

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