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How presidents use secrecy to safeguard the nation, foster diplomacy, and gain electric power Since the nation's most important secret reaching - the Constitutional Convention - presidents have battled to balance open up, accountable administration with necessary secrecy in military services affairs and discussions. For the first 120 years, a culture of open up administration persisted, but new risks and technology have long since shattered the old discounts. Today, presidents neither protect vital information nor provide the open debate Us citizens expect. Mary Graham tracks the rise in governmental secrecy that started out with security and commitment programs during Woodrow Wilson's supervision, explores how it developed during the Cold Warfare, and analyzes efforts to reform the secrecy equipment and restore oversight in the 1970s. Chronicling the growth of presidential secrecy in the Bush years, Graham clarifies what presidents and the American people can study from preceding crises, why the attempts of Congress to rein in stealth activities don't work, and just why presidents cannot hide actions that affect citizens' protection under the law and values.
