Helms, Richard

Scope and Contents The collection consists of the papers of Samuel Halpern, an officer with the OSS and CIA from 1943 to 1974. The papers primarily document his post-CIA work as a writer and historian on U.S. intelligence and foreign affairs, especially CIA operations in Cuba in the 1960s. It includes correspondence with Richard Helms and a number of other individuals, dating from the 1970s to 2000s. Other documents include writings by Halpern, his commentary on other articles and reports, interviews,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Cynthia Helms Papers consist of letters, manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed materials documenting the life of Cynthia Helms, author, Middle East expert, and wife of Richard M. Helms, who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. Mrs. Helms' personal papers include a number of book reviews written by her concerning books on the Middle East in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition, a limited amount of...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 1 comprise the private papers of Richard M. Helms, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, including a number of letters from George H.W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan, among others. The papers also include manuscripts by Helms and others,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 2 contain a portion of the personal papers of Richard M. Helms, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes some of Helms' personal correspondence, mostly dated to the 1970s. Correspondents include Dennis J. Helms, W. Averell Harriman, John A. McCone, Gates W. McGarrah, and Richard M. Nixon. The collection also includes a few of Helms' appointment books dating...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 3 document the career of Richard M. Helms, who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes carbons of some of Helms' outgoing correspondence, mostly dated to 1976, with various individuals, such as George H.W. Bush. Helms' personal papers (Part 3) contain letters from notable people, such as Assadollah Alam, Arthur Ashe, Michael Beschloss, George H.W. Bush,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 4 consist of a small number of documents pertaining to the career of Richard M. Helms, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. This particular portion of Helms' personal papers principally contains letters of recommendation on his behalf written to the "Chicago Daily News" in 1937 and to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation in 1942. These documents shed light on Helms' successes as a...