Carl Rogers and the CIA
Stephen P. Demanchick1
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Howard Kirschenbaum2*
1 Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
2 Department of Counseling and Human Development
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Howard.Kirschenbaum{at}rochester.edu.
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Abstract |
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Carl Rogers was a pioneer and leader in the humanistic psychology movement. Although his many professional activities and accomplishments are well known, the story of his association with the Society for the Investigation of Human Ecology—a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—is barely known and has never been explored in any depth. This article attempts to tell that story in the context of America during the 1950s, Rogers’s academic career, and the mission of the CIA.
