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Lawfare Live! A Peek Inside the President's Daily Brief

David Priess
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 4:32 PM

Register now for a unique live discussion of briefing intelligence to the president, from men and women who have done it, on Thursday, August 27.

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The Lawfare Institute is pleased to join the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at George Mason University to present
"Good Morning, Mr. President! A Peek Inside the President's Daily Brief," on Thursday, Aug 27, 2020, at 7:00pm ET.

General Hayden, former CIA and NSA Director, will welcome senior intelligence leaders and all former PDB briefers Michael Morell, Robert Cardillo and Leslie Ireland for a discussion, moderated by Lawfare's David Priess, about the creation of the PDB, the institutional and individual challenges of presenting it effectively, and its reception by America's presidents.

Registration for this Zoom event is limited. Sign up here.


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David Priess is Director of Intelligence at Bedrock Learning, Inc. and a Senior Fellow at the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security. He served during the Clinton and Bush 43 administrations as a CIA officer and has written two books: “The President’s Book of Secrets,” about the top-secret President’s Daily Brief, and "How To Get Rid of a President," describing the ways American presidents have left office.

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