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Facts and Fears
The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America
When he stepped down in January as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to
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Susan and James Clapper both come from Army families, and both their fathers eventually worked for the NSA. When James was an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, his mother set him up with Susan, who was still in high school. "I finally called her up to get my mother to stop pestering me," he says. All four parents are now buried in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery.
On a cool day in September, James Clapper agreed to let me come along with him to see their graves. I picked him up at home; he was standing ready outside his garage in a polo shirt, cargo pants, Sperry Top-Siders, and sunglasses. In the car ride over, Google Maps fed him directions through a Bluetooth app connected to one of his hearing aids.
We found Section 64 and parked the car under a tree on Patton Drive. Clapper walked out on the long grass, taking care to walk between the rows. "I don't come out here as often as I should," he said. He found Susan's parents, then
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James Clapper
American government official (born )
James Clapper | |
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| In office August 9, &#;– January 20, | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Stephanie O'Sullivan |
| Preceded by | Dennis C. Blair |
| Succeeded by | Dan Coats |
| In office April 15, &#;– June 5, | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephen Cambone |
| Succeeded by | Michael Vickers |
| In office September &#;– June | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James C. King |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Murrett |
| In office November &#;– August | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Dennis M. Nagy |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Minihan |
| Born | James Robert Clapper Jr. () March 14, (age&#;83) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Susan Terry |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | |
James Robert Clapper Jr. (born Ma