Charles Spofford person
also: Charles Melville Spofford, charles spoff spofford, Mr. Charles Spofford
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Claims (15)
Charles Spofford member_of
NATO host_asserted
“In 43, he becomes chief of staff for the Allied military government, deputy chief of civil affairs for Sicily and Italy, which is, I know you think that, I know that's fascinating. And he actually spent a lot of time in meetings with everyo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 56:04
Charles Spofford member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“Hale Harkness, whose grandfather was one of J.D. Rockefeller's closest business partners when they founded Standard Oil. Just to tie that, close that out again. See any patterns yet? Yep. All in the family. All right. Let's talk about Charl…”
▶ The Shadow State 49 Skull & Bones Finale Pt. 2 @ 1:17:40
Charles Spofford member_of
Davis Polk host_asserted
“what's this isn't that when we took back what that's pretty much when we made our big push back into germany that was uh yeah yeah all right he became the u.s to nato basically at the onset of uh he's there yeah setting up um gladio forum o…”
▶ The Shadow State 49 Skull & Bones Finale Pt. 2 @ 1:18:51
Charles Spofford member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“and of course layman brothers would be probably the main one of the main triggers of the financial crisis the crash of 2008. we've talked about lemon brothers before because one of their other notable bankers was a charles spoff spofford wh…”
▶ The Shadow State 41 Secret Societies 24; Blackstone & Blackrock @ 11:32
Charles Spofford member_of
Shearson Lehman Brothers host_asserted
“and of course layman brothers would be probably the main one of the main triggers of the financial crisis the crash of 2008. we've talked about lemon brothers before because one of their other notable bankers was a charles spoff spofford wh…”
▶ The Shadow State 41 Secret Societies 24; Blackstone & Blackrock @ 11:32
Charles Spofford member_of
Davis Polk documented
“Yeah, I couldn't make the direct connection, but I assume it. I'm thinking it's there. So I bring up Spofford. He's been very interesting. He's not that dramatic of a guy, besides his connections that show everything else. But in 1930, he j…”
▶ The Shadow State 26 Secret Societies 10; The Heinz Connection @ 26:42
Charles Spofford member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“See any patterns yet? Yep. All in the family. All right. Let's talk about Charles Spofford. That's this gentleman right here. Okay. What do we know about him? Bonesman class of 1924. He's an Army Brigadier General in World War II. Check thi…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 2 @ 1:17:28
Charles Spofford member_of
Davis Polk host_asserted
“All right, he became the U.S. executive to NATO in 1952, basically at the onset of NATO. He's there. Yeah, setting up Gladio Forum on the inside. Mm-hmm. He was a lawyer at the firm of Davis, Polk, and Wardwell. That's important. And he's a…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 2 @ 1:18:37
Charles Spofford member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“All right, let me get Bridget up here. I sent you the thing, Bridget. Go ahead, Warhamster. I caught most of that fun chapter. Then my darn phone rang again. It stopped. When I'm listening to your show on the phone, it interrupts it. So I m…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 53:42
Charles Spofford member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“And of course, Lehman Brothers would be probably one of the main triggers of the financial crisis, the crash of 2008. We've talked about Lehman Brothers before because one of their other notable bankers was a Charles Spofford, who was a Sku…”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societys 2025-05-29 @ 11:15
Charles Spofford member_of
European Coordinating Committee host_asserted
“In 43, he becomes chief of staff for the Allied military government, deputy chief of civil affairs for Sicily and Italy, which is, I know you think that, I know that's fascinating. And he actually spent a lot of time in meetings with everyo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 56:04
Charles Spofford member_of
Davis Polk host_asserted
“Class of 1924. And I would love to read just some brief notes about him. Right. Because if y'all haven't seen this before, he is from Evanston, Illinois, went to Harvard Law, and married into the Walker family a Margaret Mercer Walker in 19…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 54:35
Charles Spofford married
Margaret Mercer Walker host_asserted
“Class of 1924. And I would love to read just some brief notes about him. Right. Because if y'all haven't seen this before, he is from Evanston, Illinois, went to Harvard Law, and married into the Walker family a Margaret Mercer Walker in 19…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 54:35
Charles Spofford relationship_with
Operation Underworld host_asserted
“He's the guy that was in Sicily in the immediate aftermath that was basically reactivating the mafia. Yeah, that's got a tie right into Operation Underworld. He had to have his fingerprints on that too, given the Sicily stuff. Yeah. But whe…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 56:34
Charles Spofford relationship_with
Operation Gladio host_asserted
“He's the guy that was in Sicily in the immediate aftermath that was basically reactivating the mafia. Yeah, that's got a tie right into Operation Underworld. He had to have his fingerprints on that too, given the Sicily stuff. Yeah. But whe…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 56:34
Mentions (15)
▶ 11:15
And of course, Lehman Brothers would be probably one of the main triggers of the financial crisis, the crash of 2008. We've talked about Lehman Brothers before because one of their other notable bankers was a Charles Spofford, who was a Sku…
▶ 26:05
and the director of an ice cream company, while another, Charles Spofford, S-P-O-F-F-O-R-D, served as a director of the CIA Conduit of Historical Importance. And with that, he had a footnote. So let's check this footnote out because it's ve…
▶ 53:42
All right, let me get Bridget up here. I sent you the thing, Bridget. Go ahead, Warhamster. I caught most of that fun chapter. Then my darn phone rang again. It stopped. When I'm listening to your show on the phone, it interrupts it. So I m…
▶ 54:35
Class of 1924. And I would love to read just some brief notes about him. Right. Because if y'all haven't seen this before, he is from Evanston, Illinois, went to Harvard Law, and married into the Walker family a Margaret Mercer Walker in 19…
▶ 55:36
I won a Mueller special counsel team in Uzo Asanye, Christian Gillibrand, Jerome Powell, Eli Whitney, DevaVace, Voice. Who else do we have here? That's pretty good representation there. And then, of course, he was in the U.S. Army in World …
▶ 56:04
In 43, he becomes chief of staff for the Allied military government, deputy chief of civil affairs for Sicily and Italy, which is, I know you think that, I know that's fascinating. And he actually spent a lot of time in meetings with everyo…
▶ 25:39
I love that series. They did a really good, accurate job. And that just demonstrates the class system that developed here. We're not supposed to have that in America, but apparently we do now. Yeah. Oh, Renee said it was her that told me ab…
▶ 26:42
Yeah, I couldn't make the direct connection, but I assume it. I'm thinking it's there. So I bring up Spofford. He's been very interesting. He's not that dramatic of a guy, besides his connections that show everything else. But in 1930, he j…
▶ 11:32
and of course layman brothers would be probably the main one of the main triggers of the financial crisis the crash of 2008. we've talked about lemon brothers before because one of their other notable bankers was a charles spoff spofford wh…
▶ 1:17:40
Hale Harkness, whose grandfather was one of J.D. Rockefeller's closest business partners when they founded Standard Oil. Just to tie that, close that out again. See any patterns yet? Yep. All in the family. All right. Let's talk about Charl…
▶ 1:18:15
where he gets, check this out, a Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Honor, again, the Croix de Guerre, and the Order of the British Empire. That's impressive. Yeah. After that, he becomes the Assistant Chief of Staff of th…
▶ 1:18:51
what's this isn't that when we took back what that's pretty much when we made our big push back into germany that was uh yeah yeah all right he became the u.s to nato basically at the onset of uh he's there yeah setting up um gladio forum o…
▶ 1:20:30
Yeah, there's a few other interesting, yeah, yeah. Some more really fun alumni of the law firm, just to show you how powerful they are. Kirsten Gillibrand, three chairman of the SEC, current chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, o…
▶ 40:55
He was a lawyer for Polk and argued the Erie Railroad versus Tompkins case. We had, who else did we mention here? Oh, yeah. Davis Polk would employ a guy by the name of Charles Spofford, who worked directly for Stephen Schwarzman, founder o…
▶ 51:34
I just want to do a rehash. We talked about this when we did Charles Bonesman, Charles Spofford, but let's really highlight how important this law firm is. They were always the chief counsel for J.P. Morgan. They helped restructure the Penn…