Lyman Kirkpatrick: “I feel that many others can do what I am, but are constrained by fear of the unknown…”
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1947: Joined CIA & served as division chief & executive assistant to very demanding DCI, Walter Bedell Smith.
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At the age of 36, Lyman thought he had a bad cold, but it turned out to be polio, which required months of recovery & rehab.
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At that time, polio halted a clandestine career, but Lyman went on to senior CIA jobs, including Inspector General & Executive Dir.
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In tribute to his willingness to take independent & sometimes unpopular stances, Lyman’s staff nicknamed him “Hell on Wheels.”
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Lyman’s performance earned him the National Civil Service Award & the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service.
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After leaving CIA, Lyman taught political science at @BrownUniversity & wrote several books, including "The Real CIA" (1968).
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Lyman has been called the best director CIA never had & was named one of our first 50 Trailblazers in 1997.
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