TY - BOOK AU - Daugherty, William J. TI - Executive Secrets : Covert Action and the Presidency SN - 9788170492269 U1 - 327.1273 PY - 0000///302004/// CY - New Delhi PB - Manas Publications KW - Security KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Espionage KW - Intelligence service N2 - Book Summary of Executive Secrets Theauthor cites congressional investigations, declassified documents, and his ownexperiences in covert action policy and oversight to show how each presidentconducted the approval, oversight and review processes for covert action whileexamining specific instances in which U.S. Presidents have expressly directedC.I.A. covert action programs to suit their policy objectives ER -