Quotes by E. Howard Hunt

About E. Howard Hunt:

Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. was an American intelligence officer and writer. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as a CIA officer. Along with G. Gordon Liddy and others, Hunt was one of the Nixon White House "plumbers" — a secret team of operatives charged with fixing "leaks" (real or perceived causes of confidential Administration information being leaked to outside parties). Hunt and Liddy engineered the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon Administration. In the ensuing Watergate scandal, Hunt was convicted of burglary, conspiracy, and wiretapping, eventually serving 33 months in prison.
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I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala, but I did see the traffic that was coming in from Guatemala City, because it was very relevant to me, and of course I exchanged what I had with the chief of station in Guat...

E. Howard Hunt

I would say this in terms of my career, that my career provided me with everything that I wanted, and I think a man is fortunate if he can say that at the end of his life.

E. Howard Hunt

We had, after all, no other recourse to protect ourselves, no other document, let's say, than the Monroe Doctrine. So that could be cited as a cause for intervention if and when it might become necessary.

E. Howard Hunt

So the reason that the Bay of Pigs failed was that the original promise made by Eisenhower was not kept by the subsequent Administration. It allowed hostile air to wipe out the approaching invasion force.

E. Howard Hunt

My name is E. Howard Hunt. I'm currently retired from more than 22 years in the profession of espionage.

E. Howard Hunt

I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named Dave Phillips, who later on carved quite a career for himself in the agency.

E. Howard Hunt

No one is entitled to the truth.

E. Howard Hunt

So you're quite right that when... as the Cold War grew and expanded out of Europe, we ourselves had to take refuge behind the shield of the Monroe Doctrine.

E. Howard Hunt

Author Bio

  • NameE. Howard Hunt
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornOctober 9, 1918
  • DiedJanuary 23, 2007
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship