Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence

Title: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence Author: Clapper, James R ISBN: 9780525558644 Publisher: Viking Published: 2018 Binding: Book Language: English Publisher Description: New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat o