Back to Show
Amanpour & Co.
Meet The Man Who Kept Our Nation’s Secrets for 50 Years
A retired CIA officer and former undersecretary of defense for intelligence, Michael Vickers has spent his life guarding America’s secrets. Now, he’s written a memoir going behind the scenes of some of the most significant covert operations of the 20th century. Vickers joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his life in government service.
Support Provided By

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:45
Richard Haass; Ronen Bergman; Robert Reich

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:45
David Scheffer; Mahmoud Khalil; Dr. Eric Topol

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Mustafa Barghouti; Karim Sadjadpour; David A. Graham

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
David J. Bier; Siamak Namazi; Morad Tahbaz; Emad Shargi; Timothy Naftali

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:35
Gary Samore; Elaine Sciolino; Mark Henson

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:46
Ken Choi; Irina Borogan; Andrei Soldatov; Prabal Gurung

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:42
John Kerry; Laura Bates; David Liu

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:46
Colum McCann; Saman Yasin; Julie Andrews; Graydon Carter

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:38
James Elder; Galia David; Tamir Hayman; Gov. Andy Beshear

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:38
Francis Collins; Mstyslav Chernov; Carly Ann York

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:30
Barry Diller; Tim Weiner; Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

Unlock with PBS Passport
55:46
Daniel Kurtzer; Jordan Thomas; Kelsey Grammer