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Prepared in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Intelligence. This rich mix of declassified historic material weaves a fascinating story of the twists and turns in communications, turf battles, conflicting goals, politics and events that culminated in the CIA's creation, starting with the widespread recognition that America urgently needed an expanded, permanent, centralized intelligence group to face the post-World War II world.

Describes the contents of the famous "Cornerstone Box" - the time capsule buried by President Eisenhower and others in 1959 during the cornerstone laying ceremony of the CIA headquarters building. Also see note about the DVD.

Describes the important process of information sharing between the Intelligence Community and the chief executive. First published in 1996 and now revised and updated to include accounts of intelligence support to candidates and presidents-elect in the three elections between then and 2004. It provides unique insights into the mechanics and content of the briefings, the interaction of the participants, and the briefings’ effect on the relationships presidents have had with their intelligence services.  The author’s observations on how and what to brief during the campaign and transition periods are essential reading for members of the community charged with that responsibility in the future and seeking to learn from the best practices of their predecessors.

The legal reference text includes various laws governing the activities of the Intelligence Community. Since its initial publication in the Fall of 2007, the Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book has become the central legal reference text within the Federal government for the laws governing the activities of the Intelligence Community. The new release incorporates new laws and changes made to existing laws since the publication of the Summer 2009 edition of the text, such as the passage by Congress of, among other pieces of legislation, the Intelligence Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Based on a symposium that was held September 22, 2011, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. In the 1950s the attempt to collect intelligence on the Soviets began with an initial period of poor collection capabilities and consequent limited analysis. With few well-placed human sources inside the Soviet Union, it was only with the CIA's development of technological wizardry-the U-2 aircraft and Corona Satellite reconnaissance program-that breakthroughs occurred in gaining valuable, game-changing intelligence. Book and DVD, sold as a set.