This doesn’t track with anything I’ve read. I recently finished that biography of Allen Dulles - The devil’s chessboard. Nixon, despite initially being a DC / georgetown outsider, did prove his loyalty to them, especially during the Alger Hiss case. The OSS/CIA supported his initial political rise through one of the m, and over the years he gained acceptance to that circle. Nixon was one of Allen Dulles’ / the CIA’s main political assets.
I dont mean he was an outsider as in “anti-establishment” or even in any way “anti-ghoul” or “anti-intelligence-agency”.
I meant socially he was an outsider and, probably more importantly, seemed to consider himself one. He didn’t trust the CIAs main people.
However I haven’t read that Dulles bio. Is it good?
Dulles book is worthwhile reading but pauses right at the Kennedy assassination, so you’ll need some Peter Dale Scott to get you into the Vietnam dope and Nicaragua crack eras. Ghost Wars, JFK and the Unspeakable, The Politics of Heroin, etc. Anyhow the anecdotes of Dulles talking to flamboyant aristocratic Nazi war criminals in the brothels of postwar Europe is a fine introduction.
I dont mean he was an outsider as in “anti-establishment” or even in any way “anti-ghoul” or “anti-intelligence-agency”.
I meant socially he was an outsider and, probably more importantly, seemed to consider himself one. He didn’t trust the CIAs main people.
However I haven’t read that Dulles bio. Is it good?
Yes, even though it’s written by a Kennedy liberal, it’s unavoidably good, and very worth reading.
Dulles book is worthwhile reading but pauses right at the Kennedy assassination, so you’ll need some Peter Dale Scott to get you into the Vietnam dope and Nicaragua crack eras. Ghost Wars, JFK and the Unspeakable, The Politics of Heroin, etc. Anyhow the anecdotes of Dulles talking to flamboyant aristocratic Nazi war criminals in the brothels of postwar Europe is a fine introduction.
Thanks! Its on my list now.