Walter Pforzheimer: #OSS officer, a founding father of CIA, & renowned collector of intel literature & #books
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After graduating from @YaleLawSch, Walter entered into business, but he answered #WWII call to service by joining Army Air Forces.
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He was approached & asked if he'd like to go into intel business.
Walter: "Beats digging ditches, I supposed, and so I did."
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Walter played a major role in drafting & securing passage of the National Security Act of 1947, which established @usairforce & CIA.
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Walter was CIA's first Legislative Counsel.
During his decade in that role, he built a strong, productive relationship w Congress.
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1956: DCI Dulles asked Walter, w his love of intel & literature, to start a Historical Intelligence Collection & be its curator.
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The Historical Intelligence Collection in the CIA Library educates intelligence professionals about development of their tradecraft.
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Yeah, I went to Yale and we do not accept treason. Get to work. The CIA has an important history you need to uphold. #TrumpRussia
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