L. Fletcher Prouty





L. Fletcher Prouty

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January 01, 1917 in The United States

died
January 01, 2001

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Col. Prouty spent 9 of his 23 year military career in the Pentagon (1955-1964): 2 years with the Secretary of Defense, 2 years with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 5 years with Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. In 1955 he was appointed the first "Focal Point" officer between the CIA and the Air Force for Clandestine Operations per National Security Council Directive 5412. He was Briefing Officer for the Secretary of Defense (1960-1961), and for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In this capacity Col. Prouty would be at the nerve center of the Military-Industrial Complex at a time unequalled in American History. He has written on these subjects, about the JFK assassination, the Cold War period, and Vietnamese warfare, and the existence of...more


Average rating: 3.94 · 296 ratings · 63 reviews · 4 distinct works
The Secret Team: The CIA & ...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions
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JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and t...
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The History Book ...: * #35 (US) JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY (PRESIDENT) 1961 - 1963 105 120 Feb 14, 2012 04:48pm