CIA Covert Action: The President's Hidden Hand

Step into the highly classified and shadowy realm of CIA covert action, where an intricate interplay of deception and truth, authorized by law, is used by all presidents to advance the national interests of the United States without attribution. This illustrated talk will present examples of successes as well as unintended consequences and tragic failures that have shaped our history and will influence our nation’s future. Open to all.

Les Paldy is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University. His memoir, No Cloak, No Dagger: An Academic in the CIA, will be published by Rowman and Littlefield early next year.