Thursday, September 3, 2026

THURSDAY — LEADERSHIP, HISTORY & POWER

“Even today, the early history of the CIA continues to define its image.”

— Patrick Bodovitz, TheCollector

Truman signed the CIA into being in 1947 expecting an information-gathering service. The OSS veterans who filled the ranks built a covert-action shop instead, and within a year it was covertly swaying Italy’s elections while the mission statement stayed framed on the wall. The charter described one agency; the first two years built another. To learn more, Check out the article A History of the CIA: When Was the CIA Founded?

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad