the primary spending the intelligence analyst fifth based on those breeding investment. with the intelligence analysis was timely at a time they can do something about the information. it is the objective the goal is to hit all three. so even in that president's intelligence report there has always been perceptions of such u.s. made a very difficult decision of foreign policy it is us a tough decision. you have invested the u.s.

government then you get intelligence assessments necessary easy why do they hate me politically? it is easy to understand that but the president's like lyndon johnson and vietnam they did not want to see lake george to be bush won -- like george w. bush and in his case he decided to get more intelligence reports and then invited them in more often. that is probably a good thing that is how it keeps running. >> when they broke the

enigma code did they know how they had done that? >> i don't know either invest with the british relationship but they didn't add access to the communications developed over the administration right team for the president's that has continued this day forward with the relationship of the british overall does have a role because the president's daily brief does create information to the in analysis so there is no reason that couldn't zippier in a report -- appear in the

report. >> with the republican and democratic nominees. >> this goes back quite a ways it begins with harry truman and to know about the manhattan project so in 1952 he offered to both candidates the president's daily brief. it was just intelligence briefing at that point so that didn't even exist yet so all presidential candidates are offered a top intelligence briefing but jimmy carter obviously was going to be the nominee but

not yet he got a message through to president ford can i get an intelligence briefing? they agreed and gave instructions to talk to president carter but the purpose was to talk about the logistics the director of central intelligence exceeded the mandate had a full discussion even before he was the nominee. most former vice president walter mondale was running against reagan and offer the briefing in declined and his reasoning was it was already obvious i was going to lose so what was the point? [laughter] after the nomination candidates are often intelligence briefings.

this is a tour of the international environment not n introduction to covert action and. that is for a president-elect and that is the sitting president has authorized the president elect to stir receiving the same daily intelligence report and it has gone pretty well over the years. and there is no problem on the democratic side al gore was the vice president but they're also governor bush people started to get nervous to give him the most

sensitive intelligence product of the other hand there want to see this intelligence sorry rare historical decision was made. it was given before the recount so he would be prepared. >> one of the major players as they found out about this with the fdr treasury and the state department but did anything change fundamentally? >> id as they are designated to receive it is such a small group and only the

secretary of state or secretary of defense occasionally the deputy would get it so changing that document cut off as. [inaudible] or other issues. i could find no evidence of the daily brief to be violated in any way. if you want that to be useful and that is silly person getting a. but to you talk to about that? you're not even implementing foreign policy. so you can decide what will we do put on the other hand, the book of secrets to hundreds of people that

would be a disaster will this has an ebb and flow to just one or two people from this administration and also went to many during the clinton administration with his or her leadership style. >> since the cia is editor-in-chief and owner of the briefing can you comment would never lack of coordination that comes? >> after 10 years ago you nailed it. they were in charge of the daily brief they produced it and edited and delivered it got the feedback of and woodwinds and repeat. in the aftermath of 9/11 the

office of the director of national intelligence was created with the pdb was handed to that organization so the cia is still heavily involved but the book is now open to offers to any intelligence agency there's still editing with bureaucracy and his senior officer. i did ask george to view bush tuesday what did you see when suddenly this has been going on for decades. and then to say i didn't notice any difference.

but there was nothing that different. but then he is a customer of the product. >> and the talking is that they were so trusted of the president would be something important on his table but if he is meeting with the closest advisers but sometimes you have the butler bring it may be he will come in with a plate of chocolate chip cookies with sensitive documents the

handling of anything that has that ritual it wouldn't surprise me if any butlers were touching the debris if. generally it was kept within the national security of what they give to the president and with the paper product of the president and don't think it would get around much more widely than that but it is important to remember it is the president's book if he decides he wants to take it to the residents and even on his nightstand that is what will happen in. if he decides he wants to receive the daily briefing