In this episode, I sat down with Jefferson Morley,  author of the book Scorpions' Dance The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate Some of the things we discussed includes: The process of putting the book together and the 50th anniversary of the Watergate Scandal.The relationship between President Richard Nixon and head of the CIA, Richard Helms.The CIA's handling of JFKs alleged assassin and  the agency's secrets around the information it had on Lee Harvey Oswald How Richard Helms was willing to allow the expansion of Operation CHAOS (the domestic espionage project targeting the American people)  following the request of President Nixon.The CIAs attempt to create an American version of James Bond in hope of improving the agency's public image.The Book and Audiobook: Scorpions' Dance The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate  is out now.As of now, this podcast is biweekly and prior to an episode I’ll let you know what audiobook I’ll be listening to before the next show so we can delve into it together!Please don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you’re in the loop whenever a new episode comes out… and also connect with me on twitter and Instagram so we so we can keep the conversation going and share with each other fascinating content. www.instagram.com/SoundsAboutPodI am now on goodreads!www.goodreads.com/SoundsAboutPod Are you an author that will like to be  on the next episode of the podcast?Listeners: Did I cover a book you read or listened to? Did I discuss the things which also stuck out to you? Or did I miss it out?..... get in touch, and let me know what your experience was or to give me audiobook recommendations: [email protected]

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