The spymasters: how the CIA directors shape history and the future

Introduction: "There's something going on."

"Stay the hell away from the whole damned thing" Richard Helms, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon

"You know he's one of them, don't you?" James Schlesinger, William Colby, and Gerald Ford

"We were just plain asleep" George H.W. Bush, Stansfield Turner, and Jimmy Carter

"That's the most frightening thing I've ever heard" William Casy and Ronald Reagan

"Never go home at night without wondering where the mole is" William Webster, Robert Gates, and George H.W. Bush

"A jungle full of poisonous snakes" James Woolsey, John Deutch, and Bill Clinton

"They're coming here" George Tenet, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush

"It's a slam dunk" George Tenet and George W. Bush

"He died quickly" Porter Goss, Michael Hayden, and George W. Bush

"You just have to hope that ultimately God agrees with you" Leon Panetta and Barack Obama

"Everyone thinks this stuff is easy. None of this stuff is easy" David Petraeus, John Brennan, and Barack Obama

"I would like you to do us a favor though" Mike Pompeo, Gina Haspel, and Donald Trump.