James Ledyard person
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Frank Wisnerperson · 3Tracy Barnesperson · 2Gordon Grayperson · 2Carter, Lanyard, and Milburnorganization · 2United Statescountry · 1William J. Donovanperson · 1
Claims (2)
James Ledyard member_of
CIA host_asserted
“We've got all the services covered from one law firm. Bill Jackson would conduct an outside review of their work and become a CIA boss when appointed deputy director of the CIA. Gordon Gray would have his own role as well. Commissioned a Na…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 (4) @ 14:51
James Ledyard member_of
Carter, Lanyard, and Milburn host_asserted
“James Ledyard did essentially the same work as Donovan's law firm. Even older than Sullivan and Cromwell, the firm had been founded in 1854 by lawyers from New York City and Buffalo, New York. James Carter, the Buffalo counsel, left after a…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 5 (4) @ 13:18
Mentions (3)
▶ 12:46
at a private school and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated third in his class, bringing an immediate offer from a Wall Street firm. Wisner joined Carter Ledyard Milburn in 1934, located three floors above Donovan's law firm i…
▶ 13:47
And its greatest claim to fame in 1905 was when it hired FDR. At Carter Ledyard, Frank Wisner labored for seven years, eventually becoming a partner. There he met other associates like William Jackson, Gordon Gray, and Tracy Barnes. Jackson…
▶ 14:18
The war clearly approached in mid-1941 before Pearl Harbor. Wisner volunteered for the Navy Reserve. Gray took up psychological warfare. Jackson became a senior officer in the Army G2. So, we've got a trifecta there. Tracy Barnes went into …