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Jack Webb and Harry Morgan in Dragnet.

When the Star of 'Dragnet' Wanted to Start a Show With the CIA

It, sadly, was never made.

Michael Best May 18, 2017

A great white shark lurking.

The CIA’s Aborted Investment in an 'Electronic Shark Repeller'

The agency saw the need for about 30 of them.

JPat Brown May 12, 2017

When the CIA Made 'Pseudo-Marijuana'

It was the '70s.

Michael Best April 26, 2017

Groucho Marx in 1931.

When the FBI Was Asked to Investigate Groucho Marx Over a (Silly) Joke

"Please, Mr. Hoover."

JPat Brown April 14, 2017

Women bowling in 1963 who presumably (?) are not undercover.

The Complications of Joining an Office Bowling League at the CIA

Lots of security briefings.

JPat Brown March 30, 2017

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan in 1981.

When Ronald Reagan Told a Joke About Irish Spies

“It’s one of the few stories I can tell now since ethnic jokes are a no-no."

JPat Brown March 22, 2017

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in 1988.

How the FBI Thwarted a Non-Existent Plot to Assassinate Margaret Thatcher

"This will even the score."

JPat Brown March 1, 2017

Not what this might look like.

When the NSA Feared Psychics Could Make Cities Lost in Time and Space

It was the '70s.

Michael Best February 22, 2017

Virginia E. Johnson and William H. Masters, who inspired the Showtime series "Masters of Sex."

When Churches Tried to Get Dirt on a Famous Sexologist From the FBI

William Masters upset people.

David Bixenspan February 16, 2017

Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

The Bizarre Case of NASA's 'Stolen' Moon Rocks

Back in 2014, the agency got a tip.

JPat Brown February 8, 2017

The NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.

When the NSA Thought Mind Control Would Be an Actual Military Concern

It was the '80s.

Michael Best February 1, 2017

Martin Luther King with President Lyndon Johnson in 1966.

Peek Inside the 1977 Report Detailing FBI Misconduct While Surveilling Martin Luther King Jr.

A review of the Bureau’s assassination investigation uncovered the extent of an illegal counterintelligence program.

JPat Brown January 18, 2017

Progressive Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians, before Game 1 of the World Series.

The Complaints the FCC Got Over This Year's World Series Coverage

Not everyone was a fan.

JPat Brown January 11, 2017

CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

The FOIA Request That the CIA Didn't Touch for Six Years

Get it together, CIA.

JPat Brown December 28, 2016

When a Physicist Asked the FBI to Stop Calling Because He Helped Make the Atomic Bomb

Richard Feynman was upset.

JPat Brown December 14, 2016

Richard Helms, left, in 1968.

The FBI File on the CIA’s 'Gentlemanly Planner of Assassinations'

Richard Helms kept secrets.

Beryl Lipton December 8, 2016

Abbie Hoffman in 1969 protesting the Vietnam War.

When the Government Tried to Bust Abbie Hoffman For Publishing Its Own Public Records

The year was 1969.

JPat Brown November 30, 2016

Protestors in New York City in April.

Records Reveal the FBI's 7 Types of Protesters

Are you a "yielder" or "psychopathic?"

JPat Brown November 25, 2016