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William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was an American lawyer who was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Casey returned to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1957. [1] While in the House, Casey supported legislation to give the Mayor of Boston more control over the Boston Police Department (including control over the department's budget and the power to appoint the Police Commissioner) and to construction roads that would provide Lawrence with access to I-93 and I-495.
William Casey (bishop) (died 1591), Anglican bishop in Ireland; Father William Casey, who established Father Casey's GAA in 1884; William Francis Casey (1884–1957), journalist and editor of The Times; William H. Casey (born 1955), American professor of chemistry and of geology; William J. Casey (Massachusetts politician) (1905–1992 ...
The 16-foot (5 m) diameter granite CIA seal in the lobby of the original headquarters building. The entrance of the CIA headquarters. The director of central intelligence (DCI) was the head of the American Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2004, acting as the principal intelligence advisor to the president of the United States and the United States National Security Council, as well as ...
The Interagency Active Measures Working Group was a group led by the United States Department of State and later by the United States Information Agency (USIA). [1] The group was formed early during the Reagan administration, in 1981, purportedly as an effort to counter Soviet disinformation.
Barnes also recounted accompanying Connally to a September 1980 meeting in Houston in which Connally briefed William J. Casey, Reagan's campaign manager and a central figure in many versions of the "October Surprise" theory, on the outcome of the trip, with Casey specifically asking if "[the Iranians] were going to hold the hostages." [57]
Numerous U.S. and international politicians are counted among Fordham's alumni body, including Central Intelligence Directors William J. Casey and John O. Brennan, U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell, various governors, and a head of state: Hage Geingob, President of Namibia Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairperson and CEO of Xerox, Wellington Mara ...
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