They were known as The President's Intelligence Check List....they are called Presidential Daily Briefs these days.
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The President’s Daily Brief, or PDB, is a highly classified intelligence briefing produced each morning for the President of the United States. The written briefing informs the President and other senior policymakers about intelligence developments worldwide and provides analysis of those events. Although now produced by the Director of National Intelligence, from 1961 until early 2005 the briefing was produced by the Central Intelligence Agency. ......
The predecessor of the PDB was called the President’s Intelligence Check List and was first produced by the CIA for President Kennedy. Although the format initially went through several trial runs, it was formalized in early 1961. The checklist, initially known by the acronym PICL and pronounced “pickle,” was later renamed the President’s Daily Brief.
@KnightsofHubris - I can get with this hypothesis as well PICL/PDB = "pickle". Referring to Langley doesn't have a lot of meaning. Everyone knows we are talking about Langley. The question remains, what about the PDB?
I would be willing to bet that the PDB under Kennedy was doctored by Langley that had a variety of effects, including leading up to his assassination.
FWIW - I am not afraid to proffer a bad idea, or change my mind. Anons tend to get hung up on someone that changes their positions (somewhat - not ideological). IRL, any analytical cell/unit/center must be willing to be agile and change/revise current positions as needed based on better ideas, better intelligence, science, etc. We are playing that role here. It's OK to admit you changed your mind. Socratic method.
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KnightsofHubris ago
That is not a really convincing explanation. As the CIA does many many things
A more convincing explanation has to do with the Presidential Intel Brief. These briefings were started under Kennedy after the Bay of Pigs.
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They were known as The President's Intelligence Check List....they are called Presidential Daily Briefs these days.
President's
Intelligence
Check
List
PICL
Blacksmith21 ago
@KnightsofHubris - I can get with this hypothesis as well PICL/PDB = "pickle". Referring to Langley doesn't have a lot of meaning. Everyone knows we are talking about Langley. The question remains, what about the PDB?
I would be willing to bet that the PDB under Kennedy was doctored by Langley that had a variety of effects, including leading up to his assassination.
FWIW - I am not afraid to proffer a bad idea, or change my mind. Anons tend to get hung up on someone that changes their positions (somewhat - not ideological). IRL, any analytical cell/unit/center must be willing to be agile and change/revise current positions as needed based on better ideas, better intelligence, science, etc. We are playing that role here. It's OK to admit you changed your mind. Socratic method.