Bibliograph

Selling the CIA, public relations and the culture of secrecy, David Shamus McCarthy

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Selling the CIA, public relations and the culture of secrecy, David Shamus McCarthy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Selling the CIA

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1012719254

Responsibility statement

David Shamus McCarthy

Sub title

public relations and the culture of secrecy

Summary

"In Selling the CIA, David McCarthy contends that events that unfolded during the 1970s badly damaged the CIA's mystique, which had been assiduously cultivated since the Agency's inception in 1947. In response to the unprecedented crisis, CIA officials developed a far-reaching public relations strategy. McCarthy's is the first systematic history of CIA public relations between 1974 and 2014, demonstrating that the culture of secrecy at the CIA and its PR campaigns are fundamentally intertwined"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface: The "family jewels" -- Introduction: "A fundamental public relations problem" -- "Telling the intelligence story": William Colby, ARIO, and the CIA counteroffensive, 1973-1976 -- Admiral Stansfield Turner, Herbert Hetu, and the legend of CIA openness, 1977-1980 -- The culture of secrecy unleashed, 1981-1987 -- The rise and fall of the new era of openness at the CIA, 1988-2001 -- "We either get out and sell, or we get hammered": the spinning of torture, 2002-2017

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