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born: 1919-03-30
category: Intelligence & Government
died: 1996-09-16
location: Boston, Massachusetts
summary: McGeorge Bundy served as the National Security Advisor to President John
  F.
tags:
- Person
- Politician
- Israel
---

McGeorge Bundy served as the National Security Advisor to President [John F. Kennedy](/people/john-f-kennedy/). He desperately sought to cut [Myer Feldman](/people/myer-feldman/) out of the flow of [Middle East](/places/middle-east/) paperwork due to Feldman's strong pro-Israel bias, which often resulted in bureaucratic chaos within the [White House](/places/white-house/) staff. Bundy was suspicious of Feldman and also anxious about other Jewish National Security Council staff members handling Israeli issues.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8.