Phillips, David Atlee
Variant namesNewspaper publisher, intelligence officer, and author.
From the description of David Atlee Phillips papers, 1929-1989 (bulk 1943-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983262
From the description of Papers, 1929-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149631
Biographical Note
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1922, Oct. 22:
Born, Fort Worth, Tex. -
1940 -1941 :Student, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. -
1941 -1942 :Student, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex. -
1943 -1945 :United States Army Air Corps -
1944:
Prisoner of war, Germany -
1948:
Married Helen Hausman Haasch (divorced 1967) Moved to Chile -
1948 -1949 :Student, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile -
1948 -1954 :Owned and edited South Pacific Mail, Chile -
1950 -1954 :Contract agent, Central Intelligence Agency, Chile -
1954:
Directed Central Intelligence Agency clandestine radio service to Guatemala during Arbenz coup -
1955:
Converted from nontenured contract agent to career officer, Central Intelligence Agency -
1955 -1957 :Covert assignments, Central Intelligence Agency, Cuba and Lebanon -
1958 -1961 :Owned and operated David A. Phillips Associates public relations firm, Cuba -
1960 -1961 :Directed Central Intelligence Agency clandestine radio service to Cuba -
1961:
Joined State Department -
1961 -1965 :Assigned to Mexico -
1965 -1967 :Assigned to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -
1968 -1969 :Assigned to Washington, D. C. -
1969:
Married Virginia Pederson Simmons -
1970 -1972 :First secretary, United States embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
1972:
First secretary, United States embassy, Caracas, Venezuela -
1973 -1975 :Reassigned to Washington, D. C. Chief, Central Intelligence Agency Latin American operations -
1975:
Retired from State Department and Central Intelligence Agency; founded Association of Former Intelligence Officers -
1975 -1988 :Lecturer, Potomac Lecture Bureau -
1977:
Published The Night Watch. New York: Atheneum -
1984 -1988 :Owned and operated Stone Trail Press -
1988:
Central Intelligence Agency Seal Medal Published Secret Wars Diary. Bethesda, Md.: Stone Trail Press -
1988, July 7:
Died, Bethesda, Md.
From the guide to the David Atlee Phillips Papers, 1929-1989, (bulk 1943-1988), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| creatorOf | David Atlee Phillips Papers, 1929-1989, (bulk 1943-1988) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Phillips, David Atlee. Papers, 1929-1987. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Central Intelligence Agency. 1894 - 2002. Records Relating to Activities in Guatemala | National Archives at College Park |
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Birth 1922-10-31
Death 1988-07-07
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