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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 · John McCone was long suspected of withholding information from the Warren Commission. Now even the CIA says he did.
John A. McCone was the sixth Director of Central Intelligence, serving from 1961 to 1965 during some of the most tumultuous events in American history. The United States narrowly averted nuclear war with the Soviet Union when the Soviets tried to put offensive ballistic missiles into Cuba.
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 ...
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.
