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The Straight Story

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 02:22 AM Jul 2013

Ever wonder what the NSA/CIA do during a presidental transistion? Declassified from 2001:

http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/declass/Presidential_Transition_Documents.shtml

An interesting note: in 1952 the briefings of the two candidates, Eisenhower and Stevenson, it is noted that Eisenhower's briefing contained info from communications intelligence, Stevenson's did not did not because he lacked experience with sensitive material.

Most of it involves the 2001 transition and how it went (total, 25 pages).



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