CIA and Cold War Covert Action
1219 International Affairs Building 420 West 118th Street, New York CityFeaturing David Robarge, Chief Historian, Central Intelligence Agency. Covert action historically has been perhaps the most controversial and least understood function of the CIA. While all presidents since World War II have used covert action to try to influence the political situation in countries of interest to advance US national security interests, they sometimes have done so to rescue failing foreign…