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Ferdinand Eberstadt | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ferdinand_Eberstadt.jpg) Eberstadt in 1942. | |
| Born | June 19, 1890 |
| Died | November 11, 1969 |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation(s) | Investment banker, policy advisor |
| Relatives | Nicholas Eberstadt (grandson) Fernanda Eberstadt (granddaughter) |
Ferdinand A. Eberstadt (June 19, 1890 – November 11, 1969) was an American lawyer, investment banker, and an important policy advisor to the United States government who was instrumental in the creation of the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency.[1]
- ^ Eberstadt, Frederick (October 14, 2010). "The CIA: A Founder's Vision". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
My father, Ferdinand Eberstadt, was the man who drew up the original bylaws for the CIA. His vision was a purely academic organization that never took any action besides gathering data and analyzing them. No politics, certainly no cloak and dagger.