Talk:Vernon A. Walters

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Dick?[edit]

who the heck is "dick" walters?

several sources refer to him with this nickname, google has a whole slew of hits on "vernon 'dick' walters", and i know of at least one video clip with alexander haig calling him this. yet nary a PEEP in this article?!

have i got the wrong guy? is this a "sr" vs "jr" thing? 66.105.218.44 (talk) 08:35, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, he was always known as "Dick." He was also a cat-lover. You know the Dylan song with the line "...a Siamese cat on his shoulder" or something like that? That referred to Amb. Walters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.115.185.4 (talk) 20:03, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, the verse in Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"

"You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat/Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat"

probably referred to Andy Warhol, whom Dylan used to call "the diplomat" and who had dated Dylan's former girlfriend Edie Sedgwick, rumored to be the subject of "Like a Rolling Stone" and two other Dylan songs. loupgarous (talk) 16:00, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Website[edit]

Its staggering how few people know of [1]. His contributions to the USA were immeasurable.

Hear, hear! Alas, your link no longer works. 38.115.185.13 (talk) 22:14, 22 July 2008 (UTC)LNelson[reply]

Quote[edit]

I'm trying to verify and track down the date/context of the following quote ascribed to Mr. Walters

"Institutions are what nations make of them. If the rule of law is to replace anarchy, international law involves surrender of a certain amount of sovereignty."

Any assistance would be appreciated.Tfleming (talk) 18:50, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fraud warning[edit]

A SPAM-Mail from a so called "Ms Susa A. Walters" (who sais that she is the widow of Vernon A. Walters) asks for money to cure her cancer! A Mr. Randy Walker (who is said to be a director of the bank) asks to send money for him to the Bank of Texas! In the mail is indicated a link to the article of Walters in this Wikipedia. Evidently this is a fraud! Do not respond to such mails!DidiWeidmann (talk) 09:54, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not least because he never married! There isn't and never was a "Mrs. Walters." 38.115.185.4 (talk) 19:41, 18 March 2014 (UTC)HelenChicago[reply]

Spam Mail is still going round. -- dokape — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.3.124.119 (talk) 15:37, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

7/11/2ß12 There is a german scam version too. I tried to warn the people and inserted warning in the text. I think only a few people will read this talk-section so a warning in the text is efficent.

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arlingtoncemetery dot net[edit]

This website – http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/vawalters.htm – mentions some news reports about Walters. But arlingtoncemetery.net is a non-RS WP:SPS effort. It's presented here because it might lead to actual useful references. – S. Rich (talk) 02:28, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]