
Secrets of the CIA
1998-01-01 · 60 min · ★ 7.3
It fought against international terrorism in South America and watched out for our allies abroad...but what else did it do?...What are the true secrets of the C.I.A.?
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- James L. Otis
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Philip AgeeHimself
Frank ChurchSelf (archive footage)
William ColbySelf (archive footage)
Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
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