Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How did the CIA, considered to be one of America's shadiest government agencies, get its start?

This week, we'll look at the origin story of the Central Intelligence Agency. We'll learn about previous versions of the CIA that were created by Franklin D. Roosevelt, why Harry Truman shut down these agencies, why he started them up again, and how the CIA finally came into being.

Read more about the CIA:
cia.gov/about-cia/history-of-the-cia/index.html
history.com/topics/history-of-the-cia
alternet.org/story/58164/the_true_--_and_shocking_--_history_of_the_cia

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