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Richard Allen

National security figure connected to the Carter and Reagan administrations who attended the October 1980 Washington meeting on Iran.

Lifespan 1936–2024 Location Collingswood, New Jersey Tags Person

Richard Allen was a figure with connections to the Carter administration. He was part of the American delegation at the Washington meeting in October 1980, which included Robert McFarlane and Lawrence Silberman. Allen had a deal with the Reagan camp that assured him the position of national security adviser for Reagan.1

  1. Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992.

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