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Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. (September 18, 1909 – February 7, 1994) was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Richard M. Bissell Jr. was an economic adviser to the director of War Mobilization and Reconversion and the executive secretary of the Harriman Committee during the Truman administration. He recounts his role in postwar planning, price stabilization, and foreign aid in this oral history interview.
Feb 8, 1994 · Richard M. Bissell Jr., 84, the former chief of clandestine operations of the Central Intelligence Agency who planned and directed the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Fidel Castro's Cuba in...
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Feb 8, 1994 · Richard M. Bissell Jr., the senior Government official who took responsibility for the Central Intelligence Agency's failed attempt to topple the Castro Government at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in...
Feb 9, 1994 · Richard M. Bissell Jr., a former deputy CIA director and principal architect of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Kennedy Administration’s failed attempt to topple Cuban leader Fidel Castro,...
PAPERS. ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS SERIES. 1954 - 1994; 2 Boxes. Following his departure from government service, Richard M. Bissell Jr. was a sought after subject for oral history interviews.
Sep 11, 1990 · A transcript of an oral history interview with Richard M. Bissell Jr., a former U.S. diplomat and ambassador, conducted by Melbourne L. Spector in 1990. The interview covers his career, views, and experiences in diplomacy and foreign relations.
