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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: A-12 Full Pressure Suit https://t.co/Oc9KHEIpjJ https://t.co/KqdVwrOPuP — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: In honor of #ADA 25th anniversary this year, here is the story of Lyman Kirkpatrick: https://t.co/oGx0DoI6Er https://t.co/TYZPP5gz91 — PolitiTweet.org

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1959: construction of CIA HQ on old #Leiter property began, 6 years after the first @007 novel was published. https://t.co/r3W03sOxAO — PolitiTweet.org

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We worked w @NCPCgov & @USDOTFHWA to acquire some of the #Leiter land for today's CIA HQ. https://t.co/8MMElodCpT https://t.co/s0bPCYZ8Gg — PolitiTweet.org

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.@NCPCgov intended to use house as a rec center & tea room, but it burned down in a“spectacular fire” in 1945. https://t.co/VHXyR9qqa6 — PolitiTweet.org

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#Leiter’s land became part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway & site of public trails & picnic areas. https://t.co/WP1lcdGQnN — PolitiTweet.org

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1936: after #Leiter heirs & @USTreasury settled over $70K back taxes, house & 167 acres were deeded to US Gov’t. https://t.co/FL6wZOrP5a — PolitiTweet.org

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Joseph #Leiter died of pneumonia in 1932. He had acquired significant debt & his 43-room country house-Glass Palace-was abandoned in 1935. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fleming had no way of knowing that years later, the land Thomas’s father owned would become HQ to Felix #Leiter’s employer, CIA. — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the 1st first references to the existence of CIA in pop culture was Felix #Leiter in 1st @007 novel, Casino Royale, in 1953. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ian was such good friends w Thomas & his wife that when Fleming created @007, he named Bond’s friend after them: CIA Officer Felix #Leiter — PolitiTweet.org

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Joseph #Leiter had a son, Thomas, who became friends with a certain famous ex-British spy turned @007 novelist, Ian Fleming. — PolitiTweet.org

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What Do @007, @DowntonAbbey, and CIA Have in Common? Joseph #Leiter. https://t.co/r3W03swWJg https://t.co/fadJNTGvtw — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: Radio Receiver Concealed in a Pipe https://t.co/Jo1wiGIATd https://t.co/P6ZkwPwmJb — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow we’ll continue our story and discuss #Leiter & @007 or you can read it all here: https://t.co/r3W03sOxAO — PolitiTweet.org

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Mary #Leiter & George ruled over India on behalf of the British Empire for 6 years until Mary became ill. She died in England in 1906. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@DowntonAbbey’s Lady Cora Grantham is based in part on Mary #Leiter, Vicereine of India. https://t.co/zDuozxdesf — PolitiTweet.org

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1895: Joseph’s sister, Mary #Leiter, married British aristocrat Lord George Curzon, who became Viceroy of India. https://t.co/c3f8So7C2S — PolitiTweet.org

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Joseph #Leiter was a Chicago capitalist & sportsman who inherited his father’s wealth. His 3 sisters, all wed into British high society. — PolitiTweet.org

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#Leiter built his “country house” on bluff overlooking river & installed road from house straight through present-day CIA HQ. — PolitiTweet.org

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American millionaire, Joseph #Leiter, owned a large swath of land on western banks of the Potomac River in what is now Langley, Virginia. — PolitiTweet.org

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This weekend we’ll tell you how the fictional worlds of @007 & @DowntonAbbey intersect w real-life CIA HQ location. https://t.co/r3W03sOxAO — PolitiTweet.org

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Kirkpatrick has been called the best director CIA never had & was named a Trailblazer in 1997. https://t.co/oGx0DoZI31 #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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After leaving CIA, Kirkpatrick taught political science at @BrownUniversity & wrote several books, including The Real CIA (1968). #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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His performance earned him the National Civil Service Award & the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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In tribute to his willingness to take independent & sometimes unpopular stances, his staff nicknamed him “Hell on Wheels.” #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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At that time, polio halted a clandestine career but Kirkpatrick went on to senior jobs, including Inspector General & Executive Dir. #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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At the age of 36, Kirkpatrick thought he had a bad cold, but it turned out to be polio, which required months of recovery & rehab. #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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.@Princeton football player & #OSS veteran, Kirkpatrick joined CIA in 1947 & was executive assistant to Director Walter Bedell Smith. #ADA — PolitiTweet.org

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In honor of the #ADA 25th anniversary this year, here is the story of Lyman Kirkpatrick: https://t.co/oGx0DoZI31 https://t.co/RGaEfcxUa5 — PolitiTweet.org