CIA Mind Control Programs
The True History of MKUltra, Project Bluebird, Artichoke, Behavioral Experiments, and the Dark Science of Human ManipulationBy Michael Harrington
Length1h 30m
About this audiobook
CIA Mind Control Programs is the second volume in The Declassified Files, a documentary-style nonfiction series exploring the hidden history of American intelligence. Drawing on Senate testimony, the Rockefeller Commission report, court records, and thousands of declassified CIA documents, this book traces the evolution of Projects Bluebird, Artichoke, and MKUltra. It examines covert behavioral experiments, unwitting LSD testing, Operation Midnight Climax, the death of Frank Olson, Dr. Ewen Cameron's controversial research, and the destruction of MKUltra's operational files in 1973. A dedicated chapter separates documented evidence from enduring myths surrounding Charles Manson, Jonestown, and Theodore Kaczynski. Written in a cinematic, evidence-based style, this volume presents the facts behind one of the CIA's most controversial programs while distinguishing history from speculation.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Politics and Government
Length1 hr 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
8The Shredding
2Preface
9The Unabomber's Undergraduate File
3Introduction
10EPILOGUE
4The Room Where Nothing Was Written Down
11Timeline of Key Events
5The Authorization
12Key Figures
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6The Safehouses
13A Note on Sources and Declassification
7The Sleep Room
14Glossary of Key Terms
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