Description
First edition of Secrecy and Democracy: The CIA in Transition by Admiral Stansfield Turner, inscribed to the C-SPAN network.
Octavo, xii, [2], 304pp. Blue hardcover, white cloth spine, title stamped in red on spine. Full number line on copyright page. In publisher’s near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed on the half-title: “To CSPAN – Thanks for all you do to inform the American public – Stan Turner.” A unique association copy.
Admiral Stansfield Turner (1923-2018) served as the Director of the CIA during the Carter Administration. He was nominated in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter to succeed George H.W. Bush in the post. Prior to his post at the CIA, Turner was the President of the Naval War College (1972-1974), commander of the US Second Fleet (1974-1975), and Supreme Allied Commander NATO Southern Europe (1975-1977). He died in 2018.
