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The anniversary of the April 17 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, with President John Kennedy’s phone calls, news conference and speeches to newspaper editors and publishers. David Coleman discusse…

President Richard Nixon’s calls with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and CIA Director Richard Helms. Topics in these 1971-1973 conversations include the killings of two New York City policemen,…

October 1992 marked the 30th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1992 the Central Intelligence Agency hosted its first-ever symposium on the crisis. Speaking at the event were former…

Former directors spoke about their tenures at the CIA and how the agency has changed. Among the topics they addressed were new intelligence gathering methods, terrorist threats, and the abil…

Former CIA director, Richard Helms and author John Ranelagh discussed the role of the Central Intelligence Agency during the period of 1947-1953. Topics included the development of the agenc…

A forum was held as part of a recent foreign policy conference. Three former CIA directors and Professor Robert Cox discussed the changes that have taken place in foreign relations and how f…

Former officers discussed U.S. intelligence activities in Central Europe, primarily Germany, from 1945 to 1954. They talked about their personal experiences and the major influences on U.S. …

The House Intelligence Committee held a hearing examining the future of the intelligence community in the 21st century. Committee members heard testimony from former CIA directors, who spoke…

The committee heard testimony on the issue of publicly disclosing intelligence spending, from three former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Panelists talked about their papers on the topic, U.S. Relations With Authoritarian Regimes. They answered audience questions.