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This book presents the secrets and lies - the delicate give-and-take between the Oval Office and Langley. A former CIA director takes the reader inside the corridors of power to demystify the relationship between the Agency and the President of the United States of America. With the disastrous intelligence failures of the last few years still fresh in the minds of the world - and to all intents and purposes still continuing - there has never been a more urgent need for a book explaining the complex and often strained relationships between the Presidents and their CIA chiefs. Admiral Stansfield Turner, the CIA director under Jimmy Carter, takes the reader inside the Beltway to offer unprecedented access to information regarding the interplay of influences between the leader of the free world and his international intelligence bureau. From FDR and ""Wild Bill"" Donovan to George W. Bush and George Tenet, 12 pairings are studied, with eye-opening and provocative results. Throughout, Turner offers a fascinating look into the machinery of intelligence gathering, revealing how personal and political issues often interfere with government business - and the safety of the world.

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""Revealing in all sorts of ways... The picture of bureaucratic indolence that emerges from this informative book suggests that Richard Nixon was basically right."" - The Wall Street Journal""

"""Revealing in all sorts of ways... The picture of bureaucratic indolence that emerges from this informative book suggests that Richard Nixon was basically right."" - The Wall Street Journal"""

Revealing in all sorts of ways... The picture of bureaucratic indolence that emerges from this informative book suggests that Richard Nixon was basically right. - The Wall Street Journal

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Admiral Stansfield Turner served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1977 to 1981. He lives in Washington. D.C.

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