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James B. Donovan

James B. Donovan
James B. Donovan (1916-1970) was a commander in the Navy during World War II; he became general counsel of the Office of Strategic Services and was associate prosecutor at the principal Nuremberg trial. Mr. Donovan subsequently acted as chief counsel in major trials and appeals in over thirty states. He was Democratic candidate for United States Senator from New York in 1962; served as general counsel for the Cuban Families Committee, obtaining the release of more than 9,700 Cubans and Americans from Castro’s Cuba; was president of Pratt Institute; and was president of the Board of Education of the City of New York.


The Moment That Changed the Cold War

James B. Donovan Meets His New Client, a Soviet Master Spy
November 25, 2015  By James B. Donovan
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