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Richard McGarrah Helms (March 30, 1913 – October 23, 2002) was an American government official and diplomat who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973. Helms began intelligence work with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
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Nov 1, 2002 · Richard Helms, who died in 2002, was a CIA leader who oversaw covert operations to kill Fidel Castro and Salvador Allende. He also concealed his role in the JFK assassination and faced a lawsuit from the sons of a Chilean general he helped to kill.
- Jefferson Morley
Oct 24, 2002 · Richard Helms, a former director of central intelligence who defiantly guarded some of the darkest secrets of the cold war, died of multiple myeloma today. He was 89.
Oct 23, 2002 · Richard M. Helms, a former director of central intelligence who defiantly guarded some of the darkest secrets of the cold war, died today.
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Oct 23, 2002 · A biography of Richard Helms, the first career officer to become CIA director, who oversaw covert operations, spying and assassination plots during the Cold War. Learn about his role in the Vietnam War, the Chile coup and the Watergate scandal.
A collection of material by and about Richard Helms, the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and Ambassador to Iran from 1966 to 1976. The documents, historical works and essays offer an unprecedented, wide-ranging look at his career and the events he dealt with during the Cold War.
Seemingly a natural at managing secret operations, Helms rose from desk officer to DCI and came to represent a newtype of government professional: the career intelligence officer, steeped in the culture of clandestinity and devoted to the Agency as an institution.
