270: Oliver "Buck" Revell – The FBI and Politics, 1992 Presidential Campaign

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

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🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Retired agent Oliver “Buck” Revell reviews the FBI Dallas Division's 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 when investigating criminal matters with serious political implications.

Buck Revell served in the FBI for 30 years. During his career, he assumed many 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 270 of FBI Retired Case Fall Review with Jerry Williams.
0:13.0	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:19.9	my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:25.3	Today we get to speak to retired agent Oliver Buck Revelle who served in the FBI for 30 years.
0:35.3	In this episode, he reviews the FBI Dallas Divisions investigation into allegations of dirty
0:43.7	tricks made during the 1992 presidential campaign primary involving the campaigns of President
0:52.8	George H.W. Bush and candidate Ross Perot. He also discusses the important but precarious role
1:01.6	of the FBI in politics while investigating criminal matters with serious political implications.
1:10.0	During his bureau career, Buck Revelle assumed many leadership roles, culminating with his
1:16.8	promotion to associate deputy director in charge of investigations and special agent in charge
1:24.4	of the Dallas Field Office. Buck Revelle is the author of a G-man's journal, a legendary career
1:32.9	inside the FBI from the Kennedy assassination to the Oklahoma City bombing in which he shares
1:40.1	highlights from his career. Now, at this case review sounds familiar, it's because this is
1:46.4	an encore episode previously posted on June 15, 2019 as episode 170. The audio and show notes
1:56.8	have been edited and updated. When I called Buck to let him know that I was reposting this episode,
2:03.3	I asked if he wanted to provide an updated statement. Here's what he told me. He said he had worked
2:10.4	every kind of political corruption case there is from local police, county commissioners and state
2:16.9	representatives to federal judges, congressmen and senators. However, working a case involving a
2:24.7	president or a presidential candidate is obviously the most difficult and sensitive. He says that
2:32.3	you just have to follow the law and your oath and not let anyone lead you astray. In the end,
2:39.9	that is what the vast majority of the American people want and expect of the FBI. Thanks for
2:46.7	those words of wisdom, Buck. Now, this is my statement. After hearing the ugly threat directed at
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