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In Riverton, Maine, circa 1893, Dr. Thomas Stockman wants to disclose that the town's moneymaking health spa "Clearwater Springs" has been fouled by pollution from a tannery. But his proposal to go public is opposed by his brother Peter, the town mayor, who prompts a wave of public outrage against Dr. Stockman and his family.

A former CIA director offers a riveting glimpse into the complicated relationship between U. S. presidents and their chiefs of intelligence. This history takes us from the end of World War II through the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U-2 flyovers, and the hostage crisis in Iran, right up to September 11, 2011, and the present.