170: Oliver "Buck" Revell – 1992 Presidential Campaign, Allegations of Dirty Tricks

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 13 June 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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(This episode was updated and re-released as Episode 270)

Retired agent Oliver “Buck” Revell reviews the Dallas FBI investigation into allegations of dirty tricks made during the 1992 presidential primary involving the campaigns of President George H. W. Bush and candidate Ross Perot. Buck Revell also discusses the important but precarious role of the FBI in investigating criminal matters with serious political implications. He 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.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 170 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. I'm a Retired on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the
0:18.2	FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. Today we get to
0:26.4	speak once again to retired FBI agent Oliver Buck Rave, who served in the FBI for 30 years.
0:36.8	During his Bureau career, he assumed numerous leadership roles,
0:41.5	culminating with his promotion to Associate Deputy Director
0:45.9	in charge of Investigations and Special Agent in charge of the Dallas Division. In this episode he reviews the Dallas FBI investigation
0:56.8	into allegations of dirty tricks, May during the 1992 presidential primary involving the campaigns of President George
1:07.4	H W Bush and candidate Ross Perot.
1:11.6	Buck Ravell also discusses the important but precarious role of the FBI
1:17.2	in investigating criminal matters with serious political implications.
1:22.4	He is the author of A. G. Man. serious political implications.
1:22.7	He is the author of a gman's journal, a legendary career inside the FBI from the Kennedy assassination
1:31.0	to the Oklahoma City bombing, in which he shares highlights from his career.
1:37.0	Currently, Buckraville is the founder and president of a global business and security consulting firm based in the Dallas Texas area.
1:46.0	You can find out more about the firm services at the Rivel Group International website.
1:52.0	I think that this is yet another
1:55.8	historically significant podcast episode. I really enjoyed talking to Buck Ravelle about the FBI's past and what's going on with the
2:06.9	FBI today.
2:08.6	As you know by now, I purposely avoid discussing partisan politics on FBI retired case file review, but I think
2:17.0	Buck and I do a good job at voicing our opinions on current FBI events, but who knows I may still get a few nasty comments.
2:26.4	I hope not though. I really don't have the patience to deal with haters right now.
2:30.7	I'm actually already stressed out and overwhelmed because FBI Headquarters
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