Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI

No institution is as critically important to Americas security. No American institution is as controversial. And after the White House Congress and the Supreme Court no institution is as powerful. Yet until now no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present... The BureauThe Secret History of the FBIBased on exclusive interviews-including the first interview with Robert Mueller since his nomination as director-The Bureau reveals why the FBI was unprepared for the attacks of September 11 and how the FBI is combating terrorism today. The book answers such questions as: Why did the FBI know nothing useful about al-Qaeda before September 11? What is really behind the FBIs more aggressive investigative approaches that have raised civil liberties concerns? What does the FBI think of improvements in airline security? How safe does the FBI think America really is?An Award-winning investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Inside the White House Ronald Kessler answers these questions and presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau reveals startling new information-from J. Edgar Hoovers blackmailing of Congress to the investigation of the September 11th attacks.