Kermit Roosevelt Jr

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Person.png Kermit Roosevelt Jr   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
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BornFebruary 16, 1916
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedJune 8, 2000 (Age 84)
Cockeysville, Maryland
Alma materGroton School, Harvard University
Parents • Belle Wyatt Roosevelt (née Willard)
• Kermit Roosevelt Sr.
Children • Kermit Roosevelt III
• Mark Roosevelt
• Jonathan Roosevelt Anne Roosevelt Mason
SpouseMary Lowe Gaddis
Member ofOffice of Strategic Services
RelativesTheodore Roosevelt
Grandson of Theodore Roosevelt. CIA agent.

Kermit Roosevelt Jr was a US spook involved in Operation Ajax which brought about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état.

Background

He graduated from Harvard. He was son of alcoholic father (and minor spook) Kermit Roosevelt Sr.

Activities

These included a round the world trip with Lewis Thompson Preston Sr.‎[1]

CIA

He joined the CIA.

He was involved in Operation Ajax which brought about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état.

Affiliations

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References

  1. Lewis Thompson Preston Sr.‎'s obituary, New York Times, February 11, 1937