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(This episode was updated and re-released as Episode 270.)
Retired agent Oliver “Buck” Revell served in the FBI for 30 years. During his Bureau career, he assumed numerous leadership roles, culminating with his promotion to Associate Deputy Director in Charge of Investigations and Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, he reviews the Dallas FBI investigation into allegations of dirty tricks made during the 1992 presidential campaign primary involving the campaigns of President George H. W. Bush and candidate Ross Perot. He also discusses the important but precarious role of the FBI in investigating criminal matters with serious political implications.
Buck Revell is the author of A G-Man’s Journal: A Legendary Career Inside the FBI- From The Kennedy Assassination to the Oklahoma City Bombing in which he shares highlights from his career. Currently, he is the founder and president of a global business and security-consulting firm, based in Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas. You can find out more about the firm’s services at the Revell Group International. Buck was previously on Episode 110 of FBI Retired Case File Review to review the first FBI case where extra-territorial jurisdiction was used to capture and prosecuted a subject for a crime that had occurred outside the U.S.
Associate Deputy Director (Retired)
Oliver “Buck” Revell
11/16/1964 – 8/31/1994
“You have to be prepared to justify what you did on the basis of proper procedure. But if you think you’re going to come through this type of investigation unscathed, that’s not being very realistic.” — Retired Agent Oliver “Buck” Revell
The following are links to newspaper articles about the dirty tricks allegations made during the 1992 presidential campaign:
Washington Post – 10/27/1992: CHARGES REVISITED BITTERLY BY PEROT
New York Times – 10/27/1992: THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The Investigation; Officials Say Perot Charges Led F.B.I. to Try Sting at Bush Office
Dallas Observer – 9/12/1996: Perotnoia
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I thought this interview provided valuable insights for today’s FBI and politics discussions.