Once Reagan moved into the White House, his one-on-one contact with CIA officers declined dramatically. A written version of the President’s Daily Brief was given to Reagan’s national security advisor, who then passed the briefing book to Reagan himself. Unlike Carter, Reagan did not scribble notes or questions in the PDB. And unlike other presidents, he read the PDB alone, with no CIA staffers present. Instead, he asked questions to Casey, his CIA director.
