PDDNI on Intelligence, Leadership, and Fallen Officers

Intelligence Matters

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Politics, News, Government

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🗓️ 2 January 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. intelligence community's second-in-command, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon talks to Michael Morell about being a career CIA officer, starting as a young analyst and working her way to up to leading all four of the CIA's Directorates. Her vast experience and innovative approach to bridging gaps is what prepared her for the PDDNI role, where she focuses on integrating each of the nation's intelligence agencies and innovating so that the United States retains its advantage in an ever-growing interconnected world. PDDNI Gordon also talks about leading in a time of political polarization, and reflects on the personal impact of losing officers serving their nation in the field.

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0:12.8	rundown every weekday on the motivations and behaviors of the cold-blooded killers you
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0:30.8	I'm not with the president as much as the director is.
0:36.5	I've never felt anything other than his interest in what we know, so that he could make the
0:41.9	best decisions he can.
0:44.9	We can be wrong with the best of them, but my experience is that when you question our
0:49.6	integrity, that is so core to who we are, that's where the rub is.
0:56.5	We talk about risks and failure all the time, putting humans at risk.
1:02.8	It's the realest thing that one can ever experience.
1:09.6	You better make darn sure that what you send them to do is worthy.
1:16.4	This is Intelligence Matters with Michael Morrell, a joint production of the cipherbrief.com
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1:22.3	I'm Cipherbrief CEO and publisher Suzanne Kelly.
1:26.9	In this podcast, the former acting director of the CIA speaks with top leaders asking
1:31.3	the right questions and making connections that provide deeper insight into complex security
1:35.7	events.
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