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James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) [1] was an American intelligence operative who served as chief of the counterintelligence department of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1954 to 1975.
James Jesus Angleton ’41, Yale’s second most famous spy (the first being Nathan Hale), is a central figure in this book. Appointed by CIA founder Allen Dulles (a Princeton alum), Angleton was the founding Director of CIA Counterintelligence.
Feb 24, 1975 · His Illinois-born father, James Hugh Angleton, joined the National Guard in Idaho in 1916 and chased Pancho Villa south of the border under General John J. (“Black Jack”) Pershing.
Jun 25, 1978 · From forced retirement, James Jesus Angleton wages covert war on those who, he feels, have weakened the C.I.A. The man and the issues raise important questions about the intelligence game.
Jun 30, 1991 · The Central Intelligence Agency's mysterious chief of counterintelligence for 20 years until his dismissal in 1974, Angleton is best known for his decade-long hunt for K.G.B. moles in the...
Aug 19, 2022 · From 1954 to 1974 was in charge of counterintelligence in CIA. Angleton is one of the most written about US intelligence figures ever; lit- erature about him, his life, and his effects is treated in an essay in Stud- ies in Intelligence by CIA Chief Histo- rian David Robarge.
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Imagine the paranoia that at last enveloped him and profoundly damaged the agency. This is the story of James Jesus Angleton, chief of counter-intelligence at the CIA for two decades, from the early 1950s to 1974, as put forth by Michael Holzman.
