CSPAN May 20th video from the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival

Whistleblower at the CIA Melvin A. Goodman talked about his book, Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence.

He spoke on May 20th, from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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