Donovan Interview.

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Donovan Interview.

1962

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/647871

This film contains excerpts from commercially produced footage relating to a 1962 U.S./Soviet prisoner exchange of Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel and U.S. U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The film shows Colonel Abel's lawyer as he discussed defense strategy, and also contains an interview conducted by David Brinkley with William J. Donovan of the Central Intelligence Agency on matters related to the exchange.

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National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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Donovan, William Joseph, 1883-1959

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William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II. He is regarded as the founding father of the CIA, and a statue of him stands in the lobby of the CIA headquarters building in Langley, Virginia. A decorated veteran of World War I, Donovan is the only person ...