Nixons FBI : : Hoover, Watergate, and a Bureau in Crisis / / Melissa Graves.

How is it that the FBI, a domestic intelligence agency, operates beyond the US borders? What role does the bureau play in emerging democracies? In what ways does it contribute to US diplomacy and global security? Darren Tromblay tackles these intriguing questions to assess the FBI's presence ab...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2020
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
1 The FBI and the US Presidency --
2 Hoover’s Sabotage and Nixon’s Plumbers --
3 Protecting the Bureau’s Jurisdiction --
4 The Bureau Under Scrutiny --
5 Hoover’s Final Days --
6 Nixon’s New Acting Director --
7 The Watergate Investigation --
8 The Past Informs the Present --
Bibliography --
Index --
About the Book
Summary:How is it that the FBI, a domestic intelligence agency, operates beyond the US borders? What role does the bureau play in emerging democracies? In what ways does it contribute to US diplomacy and global security? Darren Tromblay tackles these intriguing questions to assess the FBI's presence abroad, revealing the inextricable nature of domestic and foreign intelligence activities.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781626379206
9783110783537
DOI:10.1515/9781626379206
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Melissa Graves.