Poisoner in Chief
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Poisoner in Chief is a nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that chronicles CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb’s central role in the agency’s secret mind-control experiments and MK-Ultra program during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Poisoner in Chief canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Poisoner in Chief Context triple: [Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, hasTitle, Poisoner in Chief]
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Le Poison
Le Poison is a poem by Charles Baudelaire, featured in his collection "Les Fleurs du mal," that explores themes of intoxication, desire, and destructive passion.
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B.
Big Poison
Big Poison was the nickname of Paul Waner, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his exceptional hitting with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1920s and 1930s.
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C.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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D.
The Murder Committee
The Murder Committee is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, reflecting his experience in espionage and covert operations.
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Career of Evil
Career of Evil is a crime novel in the Cormoran Strike detective series, published under J. K. Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poisoner in Chief Target entity description: Poisoner in Chief is a nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that chronicles CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb’s central role in the agency’s secret mind-control experiments and MK-Ultra program during the Cold War.
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A.
Le Poison
Le Poison is a poem by Charles Baudelaire, featured in his collection "Les Fleurs du mal," that explores themes of intoxication, desire, and destructive passion.
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B.
Big Poison
Big Poison was the nickname of Paul Waner, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his exceptional hitting with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1920s and 1930s.
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C.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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D.
The Murder Committee
The Murder Committee is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, reflecting his experience in espionage and covert operations.
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E.
Career of Evil
Career of Evil is a crime novel in the Cormoran Strike detective series, published under J. K. Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
CIA psychological warfare
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Cold War paranoia ⓘ abuse of power by intelligence agencies ⓘ secrecy in government programs ⓘ use of psychoactive drugs in intelligence work ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Kinzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
CIA efforts to develop mind-control techniques
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Sidney Gottlieb as chief CIA chemist ⓘ |
| describes |
CIA collaboration with foreign services
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CIA funding of front organizations ⓘ experiments on unwitting subjects ⓘ origins of MK-Ultra ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of MK-Ultra on U.S. policy
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legacy of CIA mind-control research ⓘ moral responsibility of intelligence officials ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
CIA chemical experiments
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CIA covert operations ⓘ ethical abuses in intelligence programs ⓘ human experimentation ⓘ use of LSD by the CIA ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralFigure | Sidney Gottlieb ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in Cold War history ⓘ readers interested in intelligence history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Cold War ⓘ Project MK-Ultra ⓘ
linked to:
Project MKUltra
Sidney Gottlieb ⓘ mind control experiments ⓘ |
| portrays |
CIA leadership’s support for mind-control research
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Sidney Gottlieb as architect of MK-Ultra ⓘ
linked to:
Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra
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| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| subjectOf | book reviews in major newspapers ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ Cold War era ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
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| workExampleOf | investigative journalism about the CIA ⓘ |
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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