Richard McGarrah Helms (March 30, 1913 – October 23, 2002) was an American government official and diplomat who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973. …

Nov 1, 2002 · Richard Helms, who died last week at age 89, was described by his biographer Thomas Powers as a “gentlemanly planner of assassinations.” The epithet captured the …

Helms, a naval officer born in Philadelphia and educated in Switzerland and Germany, climbed the greasy pole of intelligence from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in WWII to become …

Dec 16, 1976 · As Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from June 1966 until February 1973, Helms was as close to anonymous as a senior government official can be. In political memoirs …

Complete order of Richard Helms books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.

Oct 24, 2002 · WASHINGTON — Richard Helms, the quintessential intelligence and espionage officer who joined the Central Intelligence Agency at its founding in 1947 and rose through the …

When Helms entered on duty with the new Agency 55 years ago, he was one of a cohort of young veterans of clandestine warfare during World War II who chose to stay in the secret world to …

The documents, historical works and essays offer an unprecedented, wide-ranging look at the man and his career as the United States' top intelligence official and one of its most important …

Official website for Richard Helms, award-winning mystery-thriller author. Four time Derringer Award nominee, Three time Shamus Award nominee. Nominated for the Macavity and Thriller …

President Richard Nixon—dissatisfied with Helms’s management of the Intelligence Community and, most important, angry at him for refusing to involve CIA in the Watergate cover …