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The George C. Marshall Foundation will host Dr. David Robarge, chief historian of the Central Intelligence Agency, for a lecture about Marshall’s role in the development of the intelligence community at its building in Lexington on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow the lecture.
The event is part of the Marshall Foundation’s ongoing Legacy Lecture series. It is free to the public, but reservations are required.
As part of the Marshall Foundation’s ongoing efforts to expand the reach of their programming to a global audience, the presentation will also be livestreamed on its YouTube channel (https://bit. ly/2Or0E8D) simultaneously. A recording of the lecture will be available to view free online immediately after the event.
In the talk, Robarge will discuss how Marshall, best known as the Allies’ “organizer of victory” during World War II and steward of the namesake economic recovery program that helped stave off communist-incited instability in postwar Western Europe, was extensively engaged in the world of intelligence during those years.
In his Army leadership role in World War II, his diplomatic mission to China right after the war, and his service as head of the State and Defense Departments, he grappled with difficult issues concerning intelligence capabilities and authorities, security matters, and political and bureaucratic conflicts that persist today in the US Intelligence Community.
How he approached them can provide insights for current intelligence leaders and practitioners as they confront those historically enduring problems.
To learn more about the Marshall Foundation, its website can be accessed at www.marshallfoundation. org.
