Presidents' Secrets: The Use and Abuse of Hidden Power
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072VTRKKN |
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| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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For the first 120 years, a culture of open government persisted, but new threats and technology have long since shattered the old bargains. Chronicling the expansion of presidential secrecy in the Bush years, Graham explains what presidents and the American people can learn from earlier crises, why the attempts of Congress to rein in stealth activities don't work, and why presidents cannot hide actions that affect citizens' rights and values.. How presidents use secrecy to protect the nation, foster diplomacy, and gain powerEver since the nation's most important secret meeting - the Constitutional Co
"A Lively History" according to JB Richardson. Presidents’ Secrets! This timely book is a fascinating history that focuses on different presidents’ relationships with truth, the Congress, the secret services, and the public.Starting with George Washington and selectively bringing us almost to the present, Graham has selected the most revealing episodes to unravel. Even if you know a lot about, say, Vietnam or Woodrow Wilson’s illness, you will find surprises in this book. I heard that James Comey mentioned reading this book during his testimony before Congress, citing the stories about lea. "This book really gives insight into the role of secrecy in various presidencies and how transparency (or lack thereof) can be us" according to Timothy O'Shaughnessy. Talk about timely. This book really gives insight into the role of secrecy in various presidencies and how transparency (or lack thereof) can be useful in some circumstances and dangerous in others. This feels like one of those books you read and then immediately find you weave into conversations for weeks thereafter.. "PRESIDENTS' SECRETS is the meticulously researched narrative by the co-director" according to Maureen Murphy. PRESIDENTS' SECRETS is the meticulously researched narrative by the co-director of the Transparency Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Mary Graham traces the balance between presidential openness and presidential secrecy in three periods of American history: the presidency of George Washington that created a culture of open government, the twentieth century presidents' increase in surveillance in response to threats to the system and the Obama administration's re-calibration of presidential action by oversight provided by other branches