Download or read book CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers written by Harold P. Ford and published by Central Intelligence Agency. This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declassified study by a former CIA officer reviews the Intelligence Community's analytic performance during the Vietnam era. Focuses on the efforts of CIA analysts. Offers a candid view of the CIA's intelligence assessments concerning Vietnam during three episodes between 1962 and 1968 and the reactions of senior United States policymakers to those assessments.