David Talbot

“San Francisco has always been a city on the edge, a place of dreamers and schemers, saints and sinners.”

“If you don't confront your country's demons, you don't grow up.”

“The 1960s was a time of great hope and great tragedy. It was a time when anything seemed possible, and a time when everything fell apart.”

“Allen Dulles is a figure who is still not understood by the American public. He is a man who is every bit as sinister and important as J. Edgar Hoover.”

“The Kennedys were a force for good in the world, but they were also flawed and complicated human beings.”

“The good old days were never that good, believe me. The good new days are today, and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung.”

“There is a secret history of the United States. It is a history of power and its protectors.”

“History is not a morality tale. It's a tragedy.”

“We need to reclaim our history. We need to tell the stories that have been suppressed.”

“The 'deep state' is not a conspiracy theory. It's a reality of American life.”