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Mafia Spies

And the James Bond novelsreally did influence JFK. When President Kennedywas asked to...

["James Bond Theme"] And the James Bond novels
really did influence JFK. When President Kennedy
was asked to choose his ten favorite books
of all time, he listed
"From Russia with Love" by Ian Fleming. [dramatic music] "It's not just a question
of blowing up a building "or shooting a prime minister. "Such bourgeois horseplay
is not contemplated. Our operation
must be delicate, refined." Bond... that smooth, cool-- not about blowing things up,
it's about being smart

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["James Bond Theme"]
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And the James Bond novels really did influence JFK.
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When President Kennedy was asked to choose
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his ten favorite books of all time,
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he listed "From Russia with Love"
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by Ian Fleming.
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[dramatic music]
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"It's not just a question of blowing up a building
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"or shooting a prime minister.
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"Such bourgeois horseplay is not contemplated.
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Our operation must be delicate, refined."
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Bond...
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that smooth, cool--
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not about blowing things up, it's about being smart.
Duration
46 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:18
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.
S01 • E03 The assault has begun on the dictatorship of Fidel Castro. - Mafia Spies 00:26
The assault has begun on the dictatorship of Fidel Castro.
S01 • E05 And I hope that the country will survive. - Mafia Spies 00:07
And I hope that the country will survive.
S01 • E04 [gunfire] - Mafia Spies 00:21
[gunfire]
S01 • E05 You have little glimpses in your memory - Mafia Spies 00:05
You have little glimpses in your memory
S01 • E05 But seeing adults cry was really something. - Mafia Spies 00:14
But seeing adults cry was really something.
S01 • E03 [speaking Spanish] - Mafia Spies 00:05
[speaking Spanish]
S01 • E01 He thought in big terms. - Mafia Spies 00:08
He thought in big terms.
S01 • E05 Frank didn't even stay in Los Angeles. - Mafia Spies 00:06
Frank didn't even stay in Los Angeles.
S01 • E04 Did he have something that he owed - Mafia Spies 00:06
Did he have something that he owed
S01 • E05 He went down to the desert - Mafia Spies 00:27
He went down to the desert
S01 • E02 Kennedy resonated with him tremendously. - Mafia Spies 00:13
Kennedy resonated with him tremendously.
S01 • E01 And when he had to sit at meetings, - Mafia Spies 00:10
And when he had to sit at meetings,
S01 • E04 It just didn't make sense to Harvey. - Mafia Spies 00:21
It just didn't make sense to Harvey.
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - Mafia Spies 00:08
[dramatic music]
S01 • E02 Ian Fleming had been a British spy who, - Mafia Spies 00:19
Ian Fleming had been a British spy who,
S01 • E01 Eisenhower and Allen Dulles had become strongly convinced - Mafia Spies 00:18
Eisenhower and Allen Dulles had become strongly convinced
S01 • E04 Johnny is in a no-win situation. - Mafia Spies 00:23
Johnny is in a no-win situation.
S01 • E05 He first wondered whether or not the mafia - Mafia Spies 00:17
He first wondered whether or not the mafia
S01 • E02 Fleming's answer was, - Mafia Spies 00:15
Fleming's answer was,
S01 • E01 Eisenhower was a passionate supporter of covert action. - Mafia Spies 00:13
Eisenhower was a passionate supporter of covert action.