He played comfortably and confidently on the world stage, committing his nation and President to new and expanded covert wars and clandestine relationships.īound together by generation and philosophy, Reagan and Casey became a team that attempted to reshape the world. Maneuvering around Washington power centers, Casey was given a free hand and became probably the most powerful CIA Director in the forty-year history of the agency. Using hundreds of inside sources and secret documents, Woodward has pieced together an unparalleled account of the CIA, its Director, and the United States government.Ĭasey, the CIA Director from 1981-1987, reflected and helped define the foreign policy aspirations of the Reagan Administration that will come to be seen as defining its era. Casey told Bob Woodward in one of their major interviews for this book. Everyone always says more than they’re supposed to,” Central Intelligence Agency Director William J.
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