The last honest man the CIA, the FBI, the mafia, and the Kennedys--and one senator's fight to save democracy

Risen, James, author.

Large Print 2023

"For decades now, America's national security state has grown ever bigger, ever more secretive and powerful, and ever more abusive. Only once did someone manage to put a stop to any of it. Senator Frank Church of Idaho was an unlikely hero. He led congressional opposition to the Vietnam War and had become a scathing, radical critic of what he saw as American imperialism around the world. But he was still politically ambitious, privately yearning...

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ISBN:

9798885793063

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

779 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
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CIA, the FBI, the mafia, and the Kennedys--and one Senator's fight to save democracy

Notes:

"The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition; Published in 2023 by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc."--Copyright page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 695-776)

Contents:

Prologue: "Senator Cathedral"
"If I make no mark elsewhere" (1924-1975)
"Happier times"
"The finest diction in the Army"
"If you don't run you will never get there"
"Persona non grata"
"A betrayal"
"War prolonged and unending"
"We stand up now"
"An enormous hue and cry"
"As long as the KGB does it"
"We have stood watch"
"This will cost you the presidency"
"We doubt that any other country would have the courage" (1975 )
"A delicate balance"
"The dirty facts"
"Like what?" "Like assassinations."
"I had been asked by my government to solicit his cooperation"
"Who will rid me of this man?"
"The White House, can I help you?"
"We met your man in the Congo"
"What the president wanted to happen"
"The abyss from which there is no return"
"Under a double shadow"
"The man who made a police state out of America"
"No holds were barred"
"A volcano cannot be capped" (1975-1984)
"Vindicated and pleased"
"As dangerous as any stimulant"
"One more service to render"
"I see you have a presidential haircut"
"And then it was over"
"I've got to do it"
Epilogue: "They did great damage."

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2023020502

Control Number:

3282838

Other Authors:

Risen, Tom, author

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