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John Alexander McCone (January 4, 1902 – February 14, 1991) was an American businessman and politician who served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1961 to 1965, during the height of the Cold War.
Oct 6, 2015 · The CIA's top historian reveals how McCone and other officials withheld information from the Warren Commission about CIA plots to assassinate Castro. The report suggests that McCone was directed by the Johnson White House to avoid disclosures that might implicate the agency in a conspiracy.
Learn about John A. McCone, the sixth Director of Central Intelligence, who led CIA during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy assassination, and the Vietnam War. Read the 2005 study by the Center for the Study in Intelligence and the PDF documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Feb 16, 1991 · John A. McCone, a West Coast businessman who became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and later the Director of Central Intelligence, died Thursday at his home in Pebble Beach, Calif. He...
Feb 16, 1991 · John A. McCone, who helped form the Central Intelligence Agency and served as its director during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, has died at his home in Pebble Beach. He was 89. McCone died...
(1902–91) chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1958–61) and director of central intelligence (1961-65), born John Alex McCone in San Francisco. As chairman of the AEC, McCone successfully promoted civilian ...
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John McCone. John Alex McCone was born in Los Angeles on 4th January, 1902. A child of Scotch-Irish parents, he was raised a devout Roman Catholic. McCord studied engineering at Berkeley, where he met Stephen D. Bechtel, his future business partner. Following graduation, McCone found work at the Llewellyn Iron Works.
