Memoir excerpt recounting mentorship by Telford Taylor and rumored CIA appointment

Memoir excerpt recounting mentorship by Telford Taylor and rumored CIA appointment The passage provides personal recollections about academic mentors and a speculative rumor that Telford Taylor was considered for a CIA chief position under Kennedy. It lacks concrete evidence, specific dates, transactions, or actionable leads linking powerful actors to misconduct. The content is largely anecdotal and of limited investigative utility. Key insights: Telford Taylor, former Nuremberg prosecutor, was rumored to be considered for CIA director by JFK; Taylor allegedly offered the author a role as executive assistant in a potential CIA appointment; Taylor declined a research/translator role for the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem