Richard V. Allen AKA Richard Vincent Allen Born: 1-Jan-1936 Birthplace: Collingswood, NJ
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Government, Activist Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: Reagan National Security Advisor In Los Angeles in January 1977, Ronald Reagan floated something past his chief foreign policy advisor: "Dick, my idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple, and some would say simplistic. It is this: We win and they lose. What do you think of that?" Evidently, Allen approved. After Reagan won the 1980 election, he brought Allen to the White House as his National Security Advisor.
Allen resigned on 4 January 1982 as a result of political infighting within the administration which had irreparably damaged his working relationship with the President. At the time there were reports that Allen's departure had occurred under a cloud of controversy -- according to news stories, he had allegedly received a $1,000 bribe from a Japanese magazine in exchange for an interview with First Lady Nancy Reagan. This despite the fact that investigations by both the Justice Department and the White House Counsel found no reason to pursue the matter.
As far as can be determined, the story goes like this: Allen attempted to set up the interview for the Japanese magazine, but failed for whatever reason. So some White House aide wound up arranging the thing, at which Allen happened to be present. Following the interview, the journalists attempted to hand over $1,000 in cash to the First Lady, but Allen reached in and "intercepted" the honorarium. He handed it to his secretary with instructions that the money be sent to the Treasury Department. Unfortunately, the secretary threw the money in Allen's office safe and forgot about it. Daughter: Kas Daughter: Kristin Daughter: Karen
University: BA, University of Notre Dame (1957) University: MA Political Science, University of Notre Dame (1958) University: University of Freiburg, Germany University: University of Munich, Germany
White House National Security Advisor 1981-82 US National Security Council Defense Policy Board Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board American Center for Democracy Capital Research Center Advisory Board Catholic Campaign for America Board Member Center for Strategic & International Studies Advisory Board Citizens for the Republic Committee for a Free World Committee on the Present Danger Council for National Policy 1988- Council on Foreign Relations George W. Bush for President The Heritage Foundation Distinguished Fellow Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Intercollegiate Studies Institute Board of Trustees International Crisis Group Advisory Council John McCain 2008 Knights of Malta Nixon Center Project for the New American Century Republican National Committee Advisory Council on National Security and International Affairs Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Board of Governors, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
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