EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA)
George Washington University (LLB)
POLITICAL PARTY: Republican
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1951:
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Plan 1951-1953:
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence 1953-1961:
Director of Central Intelligence
PORTRAIT:
National Archives
RESOURCES:
11/28/1961: President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. President Kennedy walks with Mr. Dulles (on the right). Following behind are (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. (Photo Credit: Robert Knudsen/ JFK Presidential Library and Museum)
11/28/1961: President John F. Kennedy pins the National Security Medal on the lapel of Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup is in the background (wearing glasses; to the right of Mr. Dulles). CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia. (Photo Credit: Robert Knudsen/ JFK Presidential Library and Museum)
