Ben Franklin's World is a production of the

O'Mohandro Institute and the sponsor for this episode is the Georgian Papers

Program.

Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,

podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.

The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect the better future.

Ben Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world

And now here's your host Liz Kovalar

Hello and welcome to episode 172 of Ben Franklin's world.

The podcast dedicated to helping you,

learn more about how the people and events of our early American past

have shaped the present day world we live in.

Spine constitutes one of the oldest professions in the world.

In fact, it's an activity that governments have been engaged in for centuries.

For instance, both ancient China and ancient Rome had extensive

and well-organized spy networks. Now today in our own 21st century,

Intelligence gathering still plays an important role in the foreign policy decisions of many nation states, including the United States, which raises the questions, how and when did the United States set about establishing its own foreign intelligence service?

To answer these questions, we'll need to journey back to the American Revolution.

Kenneth Dager will facilitate our mental time travel today and lean our investigation into this topic.

Ken is an intelligence professional with 33 years experience managing human sources and collection

and he's the author of spies, patriots, and traitors,

American Intelligence and the Revolutionary War.

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