Facts and fears, hard truths from a life in intelligence, James R. Clapper with Trey Brown
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Facts and fears, hard truths from a life in intelligence, James R. Clapper with Trey Brown
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
platesillustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Facts and fears
Oclc number
1006804896
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James R. Clapper with Trey Brown
Sub title
hard truths from a life in intelligence
Summary
When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. Now Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans' private lives are subject to surveillance. Finally, it was living through Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and seeing how the foundations of American democracy were -- and continue to be -- undermined by a foreign power that led him to break with his instincts honed through more than five decades in the intelligence profession to share his inside experience
Table Of Contents
Beyond their wildest imagination -- Born into the intelligence business -- Command and controversy -- The peace dividend -- 9/11 and return to service -- The second most thankless job in Washington -- Benghazi -- Consumed by money -- Snowden -- Not a diplomat -- Unpredictable instability -- The election -- Facts and fears
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- Leaks (Disclosure of information)
- Official secrets -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- Cyberterrorism
- Clapper, James R., James Robert, 1941-
- WikiLeaks (Organization)
- Elections + Corrupt practices -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence
- Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Autobiographies
- Intelligence service -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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- Leaks (Disclosure of information)
- Official secrets -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- Cyberterrorism
- Clapper, James R., James Robert, 1941-
- WikiLeaks (Organization)
- Elections + Corrupt practices -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence
- Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Autobiographies
- Intelligence service -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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