“Agent of Betrayal, FBI Spy Robert Hanssen” – with CBS’ Major Garrett and Friends
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Summary

Andrew leads a SPY Museum panel discussion between four experts on the most damaging mole in FBI history, Robert Hanssen. This program was in collaboration with CBS/Paramount on their new podcast “Agent of Betrayal")

What You’ll Learn

Intelligence

• The story of Robert Hanssen

• How his colleagues reacted to his betrayal

• A psychological analysis of Hanssen 

• How the Hanssen case has impacted the FBI and U.S. intelligence

Reflections

• Disillusionment and betrayal

• “The child is father of the man”

And much, much more …

**Resources **

SURFACE SKIM

SpyCasts

- The Counterintelligence Chief) with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler (2023)

- Code Name Blue Wren: Cuban Spy Ana Montes) with Jim Popkin (2023)

- SPY@20 – “The Spy of the Century”) with Curators Alexis and Andrew on Kim Philby (2022)

- America's Most Damaging Russian Spy, FBI Agent Robert Hanssen) with Lis Wiehl (2022)

Beginner Resources

- Here's the damage notorious Russian spy Robert Hanssen caused the US in over 20 years), YouTube (2023) [5 min. video]

- How Robert Hanssen Spied for the Soviets), History (2017) [Short article]

- How is a mole different from a spy?), The Times of India (2006) [Short article]

DEEPER DIVE

Books

- Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West, C. Walton (Simon & Schuster, 2023)

- A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America's Most Damaging Russian Spy, L. Wiehl (Pegasus Books, 2022) 

- Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, D. Wise (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003)

**Primary Sources **

- A Review of the FBI’s Progress in Responding to the Recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General Report on Robert Hanssen) (2007)

- The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Voted Today to Begin a Formal Investigation of the Robert Philip Hanssen Espionage Case) (2001)

- George W. Bush Remarks on the Robert Hanssen Espionage Case) (2001)

- Affidavit in Robert Hanssen Spy Case) (2001)

- Veteran FBI Agent Arrested and Charged with Espionage) (2001)

- Statement of FBI Director Louis J. Freeh On the Arrest of FBI Special Agent Robert Philip Hanssen) (2001)

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