543 pages, 8 plates, cloth, dust jacket, very good, 1st edition. From the dj, 'William J. Casey, the presidential campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 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. Maneuvering around the Washington power centers, Casey was given a free hand and became probably the most powerful CIA Director in the 40 year history of the agency. . . Woodward presents new and authoritative documentation to show how, from the first days of the new administration, the Nicaraguan contras, terrorism, Iran and Libya grew into obsessions for Reagan and Casey. This is a classic study of the relationship between the management of the world's most sophisticated espionage apparatus and the making of foreign policy.'

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