num_pages: 552
description: A gripping account of the struggle between the Central Intelligence Agency and Congress during the Agency's tumultuous first 15 years. Barrett dispels the conventional wisdom that Congress handed the CIA a blank check, demonstrating Congress's aggressive monitoring of every aspect of the CIA, while also maintaining its staunch support for the Agency's mission.
language: English
title: The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy
titlecomplete: The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 7
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: D. B. Hardeman Prize
publisher: University Press of Kansas