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David McCarthy has written an original and valuable study of an important facet of recent intelligence history. His main argument--that the CIA's deliberate use of public relations has paradoxically enabled it to preserve an institutional culture of secrecy--is trenchant and persuasive. --Hugh Wilford, author of The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America With both synoptic breadth and monographic depth, this ground-breaking study offers the first comprehensive history of CIA public affairs. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of secrecy, US foreign policy, and US government public relations. --Simon Willmetts, author of In Secrecy's Shadow: The OSS and CIA in Hollywood Cinema 1941-1979 A riveting breakthrough account of the CIA's secret media campaign to whitewash its blood-spattered public image . . . required reading for anyone worried about Big Brother's hidden hand in our political discourse and popular culture. --Frank Snepp, author of Decent Interval: An Insider's Account of Saigon's Indecent End Told by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam and Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took on the CIA in an Epic Battle Over Free Speech

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David Shamus McCarthy is assistant professor of history at the Richard Bland College of William and Mary.

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