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a swiss newspaper shortly after dulles arrived, and that newspaper article said that this guy, allen dulles, is here. he's kind of a well known diplomat. and the newspaper article said that he was a special emissary from roosevelt. which was slightly different from roosevelt's cover story. and dulles was, at first, horrified that there was a newspaper article about him. but he kind of realized pretty quickly that, you know, if people want to belief that, i'll let 'em -- believe that, i'll let 'em. the germans bought that. they wrote a rather lengthy report in january or february of 1943, just a few months after he arrived, saying dulles was there, and it had a biography of him, and they had found somgermans who had known him -- some germans who had known him for the war, and it just said he's in switzerland, and we think he's most interested in the german economy, gathering evidence about the german economy. it really wasn't sort of late, very late in the war before they kind of figured out that he was oss. they really sort of clung to this mistaken identity. they knew that he was doing som
a swiss newspaper shortly after dulles arrived, and that newspaper article said that this guy, allen dulles, is here. he's kind of a well known diplomat. and the newspaper article said that he was a special emissary from roosevelt. which was slightly different from roosevelt's cover story. and dulles was, at first, horrified that there was a newspaper article about him. but he kind of realized pretty quickly that, you know, if people want to belief that, i'll let 'em -- believe that, i'll let...
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allen dulles was the junior partner.e was the younger brother and i hink he was junior in many regards. and they felt dealing with nasser, it was best to do things quiet and ran a lot of the relationship through the cia. nd kermit roosevelt became a key figure in working with and, of course, he was one of the arabists in the state cia rtment -- i mean in the convinced that israel was a liability in the states. it was driving each of the arabs soviet arms of the union and what we had to do was the relationship and build up the nasser relationship. speaking ee nasser into a camera and saying there's a great relationship we can have and egypt if st y west will just do x and for me, believe me, sitting right off camera is kermit him what to ling say. exploited g, nasser the advent of the transistor extent. n he had a broadcasting capability unlike any other in the middle east. paid for by us? >> paid for by us. >> why? that happen. >> we kind of entered into a catholic marriage with nasser we dated him. people like roosevelt
allen dulles was the junior partner.e was the younger brother and i hink he was junior in many regards. and they felt dealing with nasser, it was best to do things quiet and ran a lot of the relationship through the cia. nd kermit roosevelt became a key figure in working with and, of course, he was one of the arabists in the state cia rtment -- i mean in the convinced that israel was a liability in the states. it was driving each of the arabs soviet arms of the union and what we had to do was...
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allen dulles was the junior partner, the younger brother.hfelt that, in dealing nasser, it was best to do things on the quiet. they ran a lot of the relationship through the cia. , in charge oflt the middle east at the caa, became a key figure in working with nasser -- at the cia, became a key figure in working with nasser. it was driving egypt and the arabs into the saarc -- into the arms of the soviet union. what we had to do with the legitimize the u.s.-israeli relationship and build up the nasa relationship. there is a great relationship with can have between the west and egypt if the west will just do x and y for me, sitting right off camera is common roosevelt telling him what to say. exploited the transistor extent. an incredible he had broadcasting capability unlike anyone else in the middle east, paid for by the cia. we entered into a catholic marriage with nasser before we gave him. death before we dated him. --ple like roosevelt were so before we dated him. were soike roosevelt enthralled with him that they believe everything he s
allen dulles was the junior partner, the younger brother.hfelt that, in dealing nasser, it was best to do things on the quiet. they ran a lot of the relationship through the cia. , in charge oflt the middle east at the caa, became a key figure in working with nasser -- at the cia, became a key figure in working with nasser. it was driving egypt and the arabs into the saarc -- into the arms of the soviet union. what we had to do with the legitimize the u.s.-israeli relationship and build up the...
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well and allen dulles was the junior partner and younger brother in many regards.y felt that it was best to do things on the quiet and they ran a lot of this relationship through the cia. figurelt became a key rabistswas one of the a who was very convinced that israel was a liability to the united states and it was driving egypt and others into the arms of the soviet union and what we had to do was build up the nasser relationship. you see him speaking in english into a camera and saying that there is a great relationship that we can have between the west and egypt, if the west will do x and y, off-camera is roosevelt, telling him what to say. nasser the advent of the transistor radio. he had broadcasting capability unlike any other. >> paid for by us. >> paid for by the cia. we entered a catholic marriage with nasser before we dated him. were convinced that he was the wave of the future and they were enthralled by him and believed everything he said about wanting a good relationship. we were certain that, when we got the british out of egypt, he would help us orga
well and allen dulles was the junior partner and younger brother in many regards.y felt that it was best to do things on the quiet and they ran a lot of this relationship through the cia. figurelt became a key rabistswas one of the a who was very convinced that israel was a liability to the united states and it was driving egypt and others into the arms of the soviet union and what we had to do was build up the nasser relationship. you see him speaking in english into a camera and saying that...
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allen dulles was writing documents in the 50's saying one day this houghton is going to want to read this. i am all for creative destruction. please join me in thanking our panel. >> this weekend on american history tvm c-span3. tonight at 8:00 eastern on lectures in history, jeffrey --nson on the 19 16 bonnie 1916 bombing. p.m.at happened after 2 about a half an hour into the parade the local press would see one of the most pathetic results of the explosion and of the parade. at 10 unreal america, the 1915 film on the fire line with the germans. >> one of the few times you see a pipe, he is loading film in his camera, watch the guy there. he just got hit. we visit the portrait gallery of the second bank of the united states in philadelphia. exhibit,e a fine arts to tell the story of what it was like to live in 18th century america, the world that those people knew and the world that the revolution have built. and the presidency, historians discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. certain, he is a person of volcanic temperament but he learns early on
allen dulles was writing documents in the 50's saying one day this houghton is going to want to read this. i am all for creative destruction. please join me in thanking our panel. >> this weekend on american history tvm c-span3. tonight at 8:00 eastern on lectures in history, jeffrey --nson on the 19 16 bonnie 1916 bombing. p.m.at happened after 2 about a half an hour into the parade the local press would see one of the most pathetic results of the explosion and of the parade. at 10...
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allen dulles has been able to come up with a cold war strategy using the cia and -- i and covert ways and pushing things on the home front like the eisenhower interstate highway system. the point being that it is not just the president as an isolated person we are ranking, we are looking at the whole administration and how they did. one of the cree -- key criterion that you surround yourself with great people. in my mind, franklin roosevelt did that with -- more than anybody. frances perkins and this group of new dealers that he surrounded himself with. it was a dream team to get america through the depression. during world war ii it wasn't just about the cabinet but fdr had to pick amro king and douglas macarthur and the george marshall and general patton to lead us through those dark days. a good leader picks great people. host: it must be tough to pick people that are not just yes men but also will give you a good argument back. that must be a hard thing for a president to do. it is an may be, but acid test. --ry president needs whatever their ideology and background-they all find
allen dulles has been able to come up with a cold war strategy using the cia and -- i and covert ways and pushing things on the home front like the eisenhower interstate highway system. the point being that it is not just the president as an isolated person we are ranking, we are looking at the whole administration and how they did. one of the cree -- key criterion that you surround yourself with great people. in my mind, franklin roosevelt did that with -- more than anybody. frances perkins...
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way in which he became involved in area 51, if you back up a couple of years, he got a call from allen dulles at cia saying, hey, listen, bissel -- at the time he was in charge of the marshall fund, the plan tree build europe after world war ii. an extraordinary amount of ."ld bissel was in charge of it. and dulles said, and i'm paraphrasing, can you skim 00 some of the money off the marshall fund and give to us us for a vehicle credit snap bissel said, you are you sure? yes. >> bissel did it and, and and years late hen was made director of the area 51 projection, he was told that's where the money went. to bissel talked about na his memoir. so you can find in information i as a reporter find information in a whole array of places from memoirs, to papers that are stored at different archives, individual journals, sometime this family gives me access to them. foia requested, interviews. this the joy of being a. journalist, many different sources you're pulling from to try and piece together the story for the reader as best you can. >> host: somebody who plays a part in several of your books, e
way in which he became involved in area 51, if you back up a couple of years, he got a call from allen dulles at cia saying, hey, listen, bissel -- at the time he was in charge of the marshall fund, the plan tree build europe after world war ii. an extraordinary amount of ."ld bissel was in charge of it. and dulles said, and i'm paraphrasing, can you skim 00 some of the money off the marshall fund and give to us us for a vehicle credit snap bissel said, you are you sure? yes. >>...
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the way which he became involved in area 51, if you back up a couple of years he got a call from allen dulles at cia saying listen, at the time he was in charge of the marshall fund. that was the plan to rebuild europe after world war ii. an extraordinary amount of money. he was in charge of it and i'm paraphrasing but this is the essence, can you skim some of that money off of the marshall fund and give it to us for our secret program? richard said again paraphrasing, are you sure i should do this? yes. he did it in just later he found out when he was made the direct of the area 51 project, remember that money you gave us, here's what it went to. these things come in wrestling he talks about that in his memoir. so you can find information, i as a reporter find information in the whole array of places from memoirs to papers that are stored at different archives, individuals, journals. sometimes the family could access to them. foia request, interviews. this is the joy of being a journalist. yet many different sources you are pulling from to try to piece together the story for the reader as be
the way which he became involved in area 51, if you back up a couple of years he got a call from allen dulles at cia saying listen, at the time he was in charge of the marshall fund. that was the plan to rebuild europe after world war ii. an extraordinary amount of money. he was in charge of it and i'm paraphrasing but this is the essence, can you skim some of that money off of the marshall fund and give it to us for our secret program? richard said again paraphrasing, are you sure i should do...