I would say that, as you and I stand here at Ninth and F [streets], there is espionage going on around us.

We want people to come away with an understanding that this is not the first time that Americans have felt terror; that there were other periods in American history when groups either from within or...

Would blacks have considered the Klan a form of state terrorism in places where the local sheriff and others were involved? Absolutely.

Somebody is developing somebody for recruitment. Somebody is putting down a dead drop as we speak.

People historically have loved the inside story. It’s about secrets. People love secrets.

Those are significant changes, and I am sure there is some sense of loss and change at the agency. But the agency has a deep history, and maybe they can celebrate that today, too.

You know, it’s like cowboys — they love westerns. So people who are in intelligence work often like spy shows — they get a kick out of it.