Keepers of the keys
Subtitle: a history of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush
By: John Prados.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 632
Subjects: National Security Council (U.S.) -- History.; National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Description: The true story of how the National Security Council was transformed from a small advisory board under Truman, virtually to supplant the State Department under Nixon, and then to conduct covert, illegal operations under Ronald Reagan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-607) and index.