Born in 1916 in the Bronx to a piano teacher & a surgeon, James was a graduate of @FordhamNYC & @Harvard_Law.
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In private practice James
#Donovan was asked to defend accused Russian spy Col. Rudolf Abel. http://1.usa.gov/1veUWEA#OSS75pic.twitter.com/W0axM5uf2g
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James successfully fought against death sentence for Abel, hoping one day US might have use for Abel in an exchange for an American.
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1962: James & a CIA lawyer negotiated trade of Abel for 2 Americans: a student & U-2 pilot Gary Powers. http://1.usa.gov/1F6yVCA
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Story of James’ efforts to defend Abel & free Powers was captured in the movie
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1961: After 3 days of fighting @ Bay of Pigs, 75% of CIA-backed Brigade (2,506 exiles) were Cuban prisoners. http://1.usa.gov/23XmdyT
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Kennedy asked James & CIA lawyer Milan Miskovsky to negotiate release of 1,113 Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners http://1.usa.gov/1SnVB4R
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James visited Castro many times in Cuba to establish mutual understanding & to find out what US could offer Cuba for prisoners.
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Once, James brought his 18-year-old son to Cuba to show trust in Castro; they all went fishing @ Bay of Pigs.
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DEC 21,1962: Castro & James signed agreement to exchange the 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners for $53M in food & meds.
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Cuban Missile Crisis motivated James to pursue release of others & by July 1963, he had secured release of 10,000 Cuban prisoners.
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James Donovan went on to be president of NYC Board of Education &
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Thank you! James Donovan was an authentic American hero. Honoring his legacy with appreciation.
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I have his book. Fascinating reading and a great man.
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I watched the movie bridge of spies today , he was great
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2017 JFK Sealed Documents are Released if President Trump doesn't Sign... Treason for American Citizens Involved. Even 60 years later.
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