Executive secrets covert action and the presidency / William J. Daugherty ; foreword by Mark Bowden.

Contents The role of covert action in intelligence and foreign policy -- The "romances" of covert action -- Covert action policy and pitfalls -- The military and peacetime covert action -- The discipline of covert action -- Approval and review of covert action programs in the modern era -- Harry S. Truman -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson -- Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford -- Jimmy Carter -- Ronald W. Reagan -- George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-275) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004006073
ISBN0813123348 (hardcover : alk. paper)