I recently spoke with S.T. Patrick on the Midnight Writer News podcast, about the CIA during the Kennedy era, with particular emphasis on the role of James Angleton in the events leading up to the assassination.
The show opens a rarity: a recording of James Angleton being sworn in to testify to the Church Committee in September 1975. Then you can skip ahead to 17:30 when the interview starts.
Listen here
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