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Spies, Lies & Intelligence: The World of International Espionage

Program No. 16126RJ

Discover a world of espionage and learn about spy history and 21st-century intelligence threats as you explore the nation’s capital and its museums with intelligence experts.

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Spies, Lies & Intelligence: The World of International Espionage

Program No. 16126RJ Deposit at Enrollment: 100 Final payment due: 59 days before departure date

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Arrival, Orientation, Dinner, Evening Lecture

Washington, DC

Cryptologic Museum, NSA Overview, Lectures

Washington, DC

International Spy Museum, Free Time

Washington, DC

Lectures, National Law Enforcement Museum, Farewell Dinner

Washington, DC

Cybersecurity, Program Concludes

Washington, DC

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At a Glance

The United States’ 18 national intelligence agencies have always been shrouded in secrecy. Now, some of their covert cases have been marked unclassified. On this fascinating adventure at the front line of the world’s spy coterie in Washington, D.C., delve into the history of covert intelligence in America and hear about the changing role of the CIA through America’s changing culture, foreign policy and politics. Learn about the art of espionage, find out how spies are recruited and hear stories of the many women who fly below the radar as master spies.

Activity Level

Easy Going

Standing in museums for up to two hours. Walking up to a mile a day.

Best of all, you’ll…

Uncover Washington D.C.'s seamy world, from lesser-known spy history to famous spy cases — both the cracked and the unsolved, with retired intelligence experts and an NSA officer.
Explore the NSA’s Cryptologic Museum and the Spy Museum to learn about the secret world of code making and code breaking.
Hear from a cyber security specialist, and examine the role of intelligence in 21st-century threats from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the September 11 attacks.

Featured Expert

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Ronald Marks

Ronald Marks was a CIA spy for 16 years in the struggle against Russian espionage operatives. He served as Congressional interlocutor for five CIA Directors and guided America’s intelligence interests for Senate leaders Bob Dole and Trent Lott. Ron has been a national security entrepreneur, spy raconteur, cyber expert, and international affair commentator. He is the author of “Spying in America in the Post 9/11 World: Domestic Threat and the Need for Change” that focuses on the challenges and legalities of U.S. domestic intelligence collection.

Please note: This expert may not be available for every date of this program.

Jon Wiant View biography

Professor Jon A. Wiant is a decorated Senior Intelligence Officer with a distinguished 36-year career working on assignments at the Department of State, the White House, the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency. Since retiring, he has become an adjunct professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Jon has more than a dozen medals and awards for exceptional work in sensitive intelligence operations and has authored more than 50 articles and book chapters on intelligence and foreign policy subjects.

Robert Wallace View biography

Robert Wallace is a retired senior CIA officer, author, consultant and lecturer. As a recognized authority on intelligence history and “spy gadgets.” He was an Army Ranger in Vietnam, a CIA intelligence officer for 33 years and now an author and frequent lecturer on espionage topics. His published books include Nine from the Ninth: A Vietnam Memoir; Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs from Communism to al-Qaeda, The Official Manual of CIA Trickery and Deception and Spy Sites of New York City.

Scott White View biography

Dr. Scott J. White is an Associate Professor and Director of the Cybersecurity Program and Cyber Academy at The George Washington University. He holds a B.A. from York University (Toronto, Canada) an M.A. from the University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada) and a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol (Bristol, England). Prior to his appointment at GW, Dr. White was the founding Director of the Institute of Homeland Security Studies at Westfield State University (Westfield, Massachusetts) and Director of the Computing & Security Technology Program at Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). He holds a Queen’s Commission and was an Officer with Canadian Forces Intelligence Command. In addition, following his doctoral studies, Dr. White was an Officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. He has consulted with law enforcement agencies and Fortune 500 companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Ronald Marks View biography

Nicholas Dujmovic View biography

Nicholas Dujmovic is a 26-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. He served in analysis, specializing in the USSR, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. He also edited the President's Daily Brief and was a speechwriter for two CIA directors. Nicholas was a CIA staff historian for more than a decade, and has written dozens of classified and unclassified studies on U.S. intelligence history, CIA operations, and intelligence culture. Currently, he is the director of the Intelligence Studies Program at The Catholic University of America.

Ira Deutsch View biography

Ira Deutsch was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. At age 20, he moved to Israel and joined the Israeli military, retiring with the rank of LTC after 26 years of military service. His service included international affairs, coordinating relationships with multiple countries including the United States military. Ira’s last assignment before retiring was as a Foreign Liaison Officer to the U.S. National Guard and FEMA, stationed in Washington, DC. His coordinating experience makes him uniquely qualified to serve as a Group Leader.

Suggested Reading List (14 books)

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You can find many of the books we recommend at the Road Scholar store on bookshop.org, a website that supports local bookstores.

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The Movie Breach: A Personal Perspective

by Kelley, Brian

Available on the CIA Website at www.cia.gov. In the search box, type “Hanssen.”

True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba’s Master Spy

by Carmichael, Scott W.

The Spy Next Door

by Shannon, Elaine and Blackman, Ann

Of Spies and Lies

by Sullivan, John

The Bureau and the Mole

by Vise, David

Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy

by Mark Lowenthal

Charlie Wilson’s War

by Crile, George

Spy Sites of Washington, DC: A Guide to the Capital Region's Secret History

by Wallace, Robert and Melton, H. Keith

Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage

by Polmar, Norman and Allen, Thomas B.

Cast No Shadow: The Life of the American Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II

by Lovell, Mary S.

Capturing Jonathan Pollard

by Olive, Ronald J.

Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI’s Robert Hanssen Betrayed America

by Wise, David

The Enemy Within: A History of Espionage

by Terry Crowdy

Gatekeeper: Memoirs of a CIA Polygraph Examiner

by Sullivan, John

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4 nights

10 meals

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Arrival, Orientation, Dinner, Evening Lecture

Washington, DC

Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall

Activity note: Hotel Check in is available from 4:00 PM.

Afternoon: Program Registration: 3:00-5:00 p.m. After you have your room assignment, join us at the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing the up-to-date schedule that reflects any changes, other important information, and to confirm the time and location of the Orientation session. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. Remember to bring your name-tag (sent previously). Orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Periods in the schedule designated as “Free time” and “At leisure” offer opportunities to do what you like and make your experience even more meaningful and memorable according to your personal preferences. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Dinner: At the hotel, enjoy a welcome dinner plus iced tea, water, coffee and soft drinks; other beverages are available for purchase.

Evening: At the hotel, our expert instructors will present an introduction to the intelligence cycle. Learn how intelligence is collected, analyzed, and disseminated to decision/policy-makers among the 17 agencies and organizations within the U.S. Intelligence Community. Hear tales of some of the most known, and unknown, spies in history.

DAY

Cryptologic Museum, NSA Overview, Lectures

Washington, DC

B,L,D

Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall

Activity note: Participants will need to get on and off the motor coach. Expect to stand for up to 1 hour at a time. The drive time to the National Cryptologic Museum is approximately 45 minutes and we may encounter city traffic.

Breakfast: At the hotel, enjoy a full American breakfast buffet including coffee, water, juice and tea.

Morning: Start this morning off with a field trip to the National Cryptologic Museum, adjacent to the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade in Maryland. The museum is the NSA’s principal public portal. Its thousands of artifacts preserve and illuminate the history of cryptology. We'll start our exploration of the Cryptologic Museum with a volunteer museum member. As we go through the halls with our docent, we will learn how codes are “broken” and explore the museum's collection of Enigma Machines.

Lunch: We will enjoy boxed lunches

Afternoon: Continue our stay at the National Cryptologic Museum with a visit from a National Security Agency officer. From the neighboring base, our speaker will provide an overview of the NSA and describe the roles and responsibilities for today's NSA officers. After our field trip, we return to the hotel for an afternoon lecture related to our program. Professor Wiant takes you into the world of espionage discussing such basic things as 'what is espionage' to how spies are recruited and the importance of tradecraft in running spies. Along the way he illustrates with fascinating spy stories, all true -- but not necessarily factual for the 'real secret of our success is the secret of our success'

Dinner: Dinner buffet at the hotel.

Evening: Enjoy another lecture from our expert, Jon Wiant. This is the other side of the clandestine world. Rather than filching secrets, covert action is preoccupied with influencing historical developments without revealing the practicing hand. This can range from agents of influence operations and black propaganda through influencing political and economic outcomes to full paramilitary support for resistance and guerrilla movements. It can also include various assistance we provide foreign governments without public acknowledgement. The professor will examine the policy framework in which the government makes decisions to engage in covert action and then will look in detail at historical examples of different kinds of covert action. Covert Action, you will learn, is as American as Cherry Pie.

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International Spy Museum, Free Time

Washington, DC

B,L

Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall

Activity note: Participants will need to get on and off the motor coach. Expect to stand for up to 1 hour at a time.

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning: We’ll journey via motor coach to L'Enfant Plaza for a self-led exploration of the International Spy Museum. The new facility, opened in Spring of 2019, and is the only public museum in the U.S. dedicated solely to espionage and the only one in the world that provides a global perspective on the “invisible” profession. Its large and extensive collection includes amazing artifacts of international espionage, many never displayed publicly before. Many of these objects are being seen by the public for the first time. The museum seeks to present the history of espionage throughout history apolitically with accurate, unbiased information.

Lunch: Lunch at L'Enfant Plaza.

Afternoon: Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.

Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.

Evening: At leisure.

DAY

Lectures, National Law Enforcement Museum, Farewell Dinner

Washington, DC

B,L,D

Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall

Activity note: Participants will need to get on and off the motorcoach. Expect to stand for up to 1 hour at a time.

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning: This morning we will receive a lecture a retired CIA Polygraph Examiner who will address how a polygraph is used in the CIA. As we delve into specific cases from their long career, learn how conducting polygraph tests is as much of an art as it is a science; how psychology plays an integral role in a successful polygraph program; and the role of polygraph testing in the context of today's ever evolving intelligence community. Afterwards we will receive another presentation on how spying in America has changed post 9/11. In the wake of 9/11, the USA has found that its borders are porous and terrorist danger can strike at home. If the US must now spy on itself, how much should it spy and who watches the watchers? Following the presentation we will board the motorcoach and head out to the National Law Enforcement Museum

Lunch: Boxed lunches at the National Law Enforcement Museum

Afternoon: Spend the afternoon at the National Law Enforcement Museum. The site just opened its doors in October 2018 and will be providing us with a specialized exploration of the museum with a local expert. While at the Museum, we will learn how Elizabeth Smith Friedman brought down a Vancouver-based liquor smuggling group in 1930 noted as "the most powerful international smuggling syndicate in existence" while with the US Coast Guard, how FBI agents decrypted and translated Theodore Kaczynski's notebooks to reveal his devious plot, and why the New York (NY) Police Department deploys officers all over the world to collect intelligence.

Dinner: At the hotel, we’ll gather for our last dinner as a group. Share your favorite experiences with new Road Scholar friends.

Evening: After dinner, we will have a presentation with a former member of the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Technical Service. Similar to the James Bond franchises' "Q," we get a overview of the tools and gadgets intelligence operatives use.

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Cybersecurity, Program Concludes

Washington, DC

Activity note: Hotel check out is by 12:00 PM

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning: Our final lecture will be from Dr. Scott White, Director of the Cybersecurity program at George Washington University. Before we depart from the program we will take home with us our last bit of knowledge on how to access Cyber Threats. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!