Closing the Case | Agent of Betrayal at the International Spy Museum
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
CBS News
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
International Spy Museum curator and historian Dr. Andrew Hammond leads a panel discussion on the most damaging mole in FBI history, Robert Hanssen. Panelists include Agent of Betrayal host, Major Garrett; Dr. David L. Charney, the psychiatrist who met with Hanssen for a year after he went to jail; Dr. John F. Fox, Jr., FBI historian; and David Major, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Spy Museum Advisory Board Member who knew Hanssen as a colleague. They discuss their relationships with Hanssen, how they reacted to his betrayal and the historical significance of the case.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spycast, the official podcast of the International Spy Museum. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Erin Dietrich, your host, Dr. Andrew Hammond's content partner. |
| 0:15.9 | Each week we explore some aspect of the past, present, or future of intelligence and espionage. |
| 0:22.4 | Please consider leaving us a five star review on Apple podcasts if you enjoy the show. |
| 0:28.3 | Coming up next on Spycast. |
| 0:30.3 | We're plenty of reasons in hindsight, in which the FBI could have looked at these things |
| 0:35.6 | and say, hmm, maybe we ought to take a look at this first. |
| 0:46.2 | This episode of Spycast is a recording of a recent program held here at the International |
| 0:51.4 | Spy Museum in collaboration with our friends at CBS News and Paramount. |
| 0:56.6 | To accompany their new podcast, Agent of Betrayal, we hosted a panel of experts to discuss |
| 1:02.2 | the story and historical significance of the Robert Hansen case. |
| 1:06.6 | How did an FBI agent sworn to protect America's most precious secrets, instead become a damaging |
| 1:13.4 | and deadly mole? |
| 1:15.2 | Well, you'll have to keep listening to find out. |
| 1:18.8 | The original podcast on intelligence and espionage since 2006, we are Spycast. |
| 1:25.6 | Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. |
| 1:32.1 | I just wanted to start off tonight by saying first, I wish the thank all of my family, friends |
| 1:38.9 | and coworkers who have expressed their support for me. |
| 1:43.7 | I also want to express thanks to those who have supported my family, I'm humbled by your |
| 1:48.6 | generosity, your goodness, and your goodwill. |
| 1:53.8 | This is not me, it's not an Oscar acceptance speech. |
| 1:58.6 | This is the beginning, believe it or not, of Robert Hansen's letter of apology, which |
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