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“Agent of Betrayal, FBI Spy Robert Hanssen” – with CBS’ Major Garrett and Friends


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Summary

Andrew leads a SPY Museum panel discussion between four experts on the most damaging mole in FBI history, Robert Hanssen. This program was in collaboration with CBS/Paramount on their new podcast “Agent of Betrayal"


What You’ll LearnIntelligence
  • The story of Robert Hanssen
  • How his colleagues reacted to his betrayal
  • A psychological analysis of Hanssen 
  • How the Hanssen case has impacted the FBI and U.S. intelligence
  • Reflections
    • Disillusionment and betrayal
    • “The child is father of the man”
    • And much, much more …


      Resources SURFACE SKIM*SpyCasts*
      • The Counterintelligence Chief with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler (2023)
      • Code Name Blue Wren: Cuban Spy Ana Montes with Jim Popkin (2023)
      • SPY@20 – “The Spy of the Century” with Curators Alexis and Andrew on Kim Philby (2022)
      • America's Most Damaging Russian Spy, FBI Agent Robert Hanssen with Lis Wiehl (2022)
        *Beginner Resources*
        • Here's the damage notorious Russian spy Robert Hanssen caused the US in over 20 years, YouTube (2023) [5 min. video]
        • How Robert Hanssen Spied for the Soviets, History (2017) [Short article]
        • How is a mole different from a spy?, The Times of India (2006) [Short article]


          DEEPER DIVEBooks
          • Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West, C. Walton (Simon & Schuster, 2023)
          • A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America's Most Damaging Russian Spy, L. Wiehl (Pegasus Books, 2022) 
          • Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, D. Wise (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003)
            Primary Sources 
            • A Review of the FBI’s Progress in Responding to the Recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General Report on Robert Hanssen (2007)
            • The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Voted Today to Begin a Formal Investigation of the Robert Philip Hanssen Espionage Case (2001)
            • George W. Bush Remarks on the Robert Hanssen Espionage Case (2001)
            • Affidavit in Robert Hanssen Spy Case (2001)
            • Veteran FBI Agent Arrested and Charged with Espionage (2001)
            • Statement of FBI Director Louis J. Freeh On the Arrest of FBI Special Agent Robert Philip Hanssen (2001)

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