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The American Black Chamber

Herbert O. Yardley

A history of the Cipher Bureau, the first U.S. cryptanalytic organization. Organized after WWI, the author Herbert Yardley headed this "Black Chamber" devoted to code-breaking and ciphers from 1919 to 1929. It was later replaced by the NSA.

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It was published in 1931, and was the first time the public learned about the activities and exploits of the Cypher Bureau, which the intelligence community was also shocked to learn about.

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The founding father of American surveillance also became its first traitor.

— Episode: CLASSIC: The NSA: Fact, Fiction and Frig...

Episode: CLASSIC: The NSA: Fact, Fiction and Fright

It was published in 1931, and was the first time the public learned about the activities and exploits of the Cypher Bureau, which the intelligence community was also shocked to learn about.

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The founding father of American surveillance also became its first traitor.

Episode: CLASSIC: The NSA: Fact, Fiction and Fright

It was published in 1931 and was the first time much of the public learned about the Cypher Bureau's activities, shocking both the public and the intelligence community.

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The founding father of American surveillance also became its first traitor.

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